408
WWUS84 KLCH 132358
SPSLCH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
658 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

LAZ055-153-154-252>254-140045-
Lower St. Martin LA-Lower Iberia LA-Lower Vermilion LA-
Upper Iberia LA-Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-
658 PM CDT Mon May 13 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN IBERIA...ST. MARY
AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Sorrel to 14 miles east of Freshwater
City. Movement was east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick, Bayou Vista,
Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Burns Point, Belle River, Baldwin,
Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Lydia, Sorrel, Cote
Blanche Island, Amelia, Bayou Geneve, and Charenton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
south central Louisiana.

&&

LAT...LON 2945 9130 2952 9155 2964 9157 2958 9176
      2976 9160 2976 9162 2971 9185 2949 9177
      2950 9186 2957 9203 2969 9191 2956 9221
      2972 9186 2984 9190 2982 9193 2993 9180
      2996 9125 2981 9109 2963 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 264DEG 40KT 2994 9157 2959 9207

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

$$

Tingler