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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
420 WWUS84 KLCH 181027 SPSLCH 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. && 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 $$ Rua