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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
600 WWUS84 KLCH 200019 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 719 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 LAZ045-055-153-154-253-254-200045- Lower St. Martin LA-Lower Iberia LA-Upper Iberia LA- Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-Upper St. Martin LA- 719 PM CDT Fri Jul 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN IBERIA...NORTHWESTERN ST. MARY AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 745 PM CDT... At 718 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Bayou Sorrel to near Avery Island. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Franklin, Jeanerette, Avery Island, Baldwin, Sorrel, Cote Blanche Island, Glencoe, Lydia, Lake Fausse Pointe, Charenton, Pierre Part, and Weeks Island. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2976 9170 2974 9173 2974 9177 2977 9182 2983 9183 2983 9187 2984 9189 2984 9187 2985 9189 2991 9196 3010 9142 3010 9138 3006 9137 3006 9127 3003 9124 3000 9123 2999 9126 2992 9123 2991 9121 TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 280DEG 13KT 3004 9141 2989 9188 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 24