Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
298 WWUS84 KLCH 181100 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 600 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 TXZ180-259-181200- Northern Jasper TX-Tyler TX- 600 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN TYLER AND NORTHERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 700 AM CDT... At 600 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chester, moving east 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... Jasper, Woodville, Colmesneil, Chester, Ebenezer, Town Bluff, Rockland, Browndell, Harrisburg, Magnolia Springs, and Sam Rayburn Dam. 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 3104 9460 3106 9456 3105 9449 3103 9447 3111 9406 3113 9404 3109 9390 3102 9388 3066 9406 3082 9461 3098 9465 TIME...MOT...LOC 1100Z 284DEG 31KT 3097 9456 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Rua