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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
441 WUUS54 KLCH 181329 SVRLCH LAC019-181415- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0234.240718T1329Z-240718T1415Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 829 AM CDT Thu Jul 18 2024 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 915 AM CDT. * At 829 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Toomey, or near Vinton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Carlyss, Buhler, Toomey, and Edgerly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3017 9368 3043 9339 3040 9338 3040 9335 3015 9319 3005 9351 3005 9362 TIME...MOT...LOC 1329Z 235DEG 29KT 3013 9358 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Calhoun