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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
853 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

LAZ055-154-254-080300-
Lower St. Martin LA-Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-
853 PM CDT Sun Jul 7 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ST. MARY AND
SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 1000 PM CDT...

At 853 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Amelia, or 14 miles south of Morgan City, moving north
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Morgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Stephensville, Bayou Vista, Amelia,
Patterson Memorial Airport, Bayou Geneve, and Centerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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

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LAT...LON 2959 9116 2961 9118 2955 9124 2955 9129
      2943 9127 2948 9129 2943 9128 2945 9129
      2948 9130 2943 9133 2948 9132 2952 9142
      2956 9141 2954 9146 2995 9148 2997 9126
      2986 9120 2981 9109 2964 9111 2963 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 176DEG 28KT 2950 9118

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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