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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
846 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

LAZ027-030-TXZ260-051430-
Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-
846 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN BEAUREGARD...WESTERN
VERNON PARISHES IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHEASTERN NEWTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM CDT...

At 846 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from Burkeville to near Fields. Movement was
northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
De Ridder, Newton, Rosepine, Merryville, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam,
Singer, Fields, Bon Weir, Burkeville, Hornbeck, Bivens, Burr Ferry,
Bancroft, Junction, Stringtown, Wiergate, and Evans.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3071 9326 3040 9364 3040 9365 3097 9380
      3117 9366 3118 9360 3117 9358 3119 9355
      3122 9355 3123 9354 3124 9356 3125 9354
      3128 9353 3128 9344 3136 9339 3136 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 213DEG 23KT 3101 9369 3045 9359

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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