Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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703 WWUS54 KLCH 310235 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 935 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 LAC003-009-039-079-115-310300- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0197.000000T0000Z-240531T0300Z/ Rapides LA-Evangeline LA-Avoyelles LA-Vernon LA-Allen LA- 935 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR RAPIDES...NORTHERN EVANGELINE...NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES... SOUTHEASTERN VERNON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES... At 935 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Boyce to near Alexandria International Airport to 6 miles southeast of Elmer to near Oakdale, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Alexandria, Pineville, Glenmora, Boyce, Cheneyville, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek, Alexandria International Airport, Hineston, Ball, Lecompte, Tioga, Timber Trails, Esler Regional Airport, Otis, Elmer, Kingsville, Sieper, Poland, and Kolin. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3088 9287 3114 9283 3139 9289 3140 9287 3145 9268 3140 9269 3139 9266 3148 9220 3141 9223 3097 9220 3096 9228 3089 9224 3085 9224 TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 272DEG 34KT 3137 9263 3127 9258 3108 9259 3086 9262 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ 78