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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
467 WWUS84 KLCH 142046 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 346 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 LAZ044-152-153-252-253-142115- Upper Vermilion LA-Lower Iberia LA-Lower Vermilion LA- Upper Iberia LA-Lafayette LA- 346 PM CDT Wed Aug 14 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA... SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE AND NORTHEASTERN VERMILION PARISHES THROUGH 415 PM CDT... At 346 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Acadiana Regional Airport, or near New Iberia, moving southwest at 5 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... New Iberia, Abbeville, Avery Island, Erath, Delcambre, Coteau, Lydia, Acadiana Regional Airport, and Jefferson Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 3003 9214 3008 9195 3007 9191 3006 9190 3007 9187 3004 9182 2993 9176 2984 9190 2985 9193 2984 9191 2984 9192 2982 9195 2983 9197 2982 9198 2980 9198 2979 9201 TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 065DEG 5KT 2999 9189 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Slaughter