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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
527 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024

LAZ027-TXZ259-260-181130-
Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
527 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL VERNON PARISH...NORTHERN
NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 630 AM CDT...

At 527 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Toledo Bend Dam, moving east at 30 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...
Leesville, Rosepine, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Fort Johnson, Slagle,
New Llano, Hornbeck, Browndell, Hutton, Burr Ferry, Mayflower,
Kurthwood, Simpson, Evans, and Pickering.

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.

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.

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LAT...LON 3135 9298 3090 9316 3112 9402 3115 9398
      3116 9391 3118 9362 3117 9358 3119 9355
      3124 9356 3128 9353 3128 9344 3136 9339
      3137 9303
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 281DEG 27KT 3122 9354

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

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