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WWUS84 KLCH 231613
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1113 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAZ029-033-231645-
AVOYELLES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
1113 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN AVOYELLES AND NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH 1145 AM CDT...
AT 1113 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MORROW, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUNKIE, SIMMESPORT, MORROW, COTTONPORT, EVERGREEN, PLAUCHEVILLE,
WHITEVILLE, BIG CANE, GOUDEAU, AND DUPONT.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 38, BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 41 AND 42, AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 46 AND 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3107 9176 3103 9174 3097 9181 3087 9180
3086 9182 3084 9180 3081 9181 3080 9180
3070 9217 3077 9217 3079 9221 3084 9221
3085 9224 3089 9224 3092 9227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 248DEG 31KT 3088 9210
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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