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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
621 WWUS84 KLCH 080153 SPSLCH 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. && 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 $$ Rua