Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
386 WWUS84 KLCH 020107 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 807 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 LAZ055-153-154-254-020200- Lower St. Martin LA-Upper Iberia LA-Lower St. Mary LA- Upper St. Mary LA- 807 PM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN IBERIA...ST. MARY AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 900 PM CDT... At 806 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Patterson Memorial Airport, or near Berwick, moving southwest at 20 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... Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Burns Point, Baldwin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Cote Blanche Island, Charenton, Amelia, and Centerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 2955 9129 2943 9127 2933 9137 2940 9146 2940 9145 2951 9140 2951 9142 2947 9144 2941 9146 2942 9147 2955 9141 2952 9155 2964 9156 2963 9166 2976 9160 2972 9183 3001 9143 2963 9108 TIME...MOT...LOC 0106Z 042DEG 18KT 2979 9129 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Rua