Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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089 WWUS84 KLCH 050758 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 258 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 TXZ201-261-050830- Hardin TX-Southern Jasper TX- 258 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARDIN AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT... At 258 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kountze, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Evadale, Weiss Bluff, and Honey Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3024 9444 3045 9445 3052 9404 3025 9399 TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 260DEG 26KT 3034 9438 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ Jones