Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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813 WUUS54 KLCH 262201 SVRLCH LAC019-023-262230- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0227.240626T2201Z-240626T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 501 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vinton, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Vinton, Toomey, Hackberry, and Carlyss. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3012 9370 3014 9370 3014 9369 3015 9370 3026 9360 3008 9324 3005 9329 3005 9333 2995 9334 2992 9335 TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 297DEG 28KT 3015 9353 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Jones