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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
658 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

LAZ045-055-153-154-253-254-160045-
Lower St. Martin LA-Lower Iberia LA-Upper Iberia LA-
Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-Upper St. Martin LA-
658 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN IBERIA...ST. MARY
AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...

At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles northeast of Charenton to near Morgan
City. Movement was southwest at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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...
Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Cypremort
Point, Stephensville, Burns Point, Belle River, Baldwin, Ellerslie,
Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Sorrel, Cote Blanche Island,
Amelia, Charenton, Pierre Part, and Centerville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 2955 9128 2943 9127 2948 9129 2943 9128
      2943 9133 2948 9132 2952 9142 2956 9141
      2952 9155 2964 9156 2963 9166 2975 9161
      2975 9160 2976 9160 2971 9188 3010 9141
      2980 9109 2963 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 2358Z 039DEG 20KT 3001 9144 2974 9119

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

Calhoun