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WWUS84 KLCH 102107
SPSLCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
407 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026
LAZ028-029-102200-
AVOYELLES LA-RAPIDES LA-
407 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN RAPIDES AND NORTHWESTERN
AVOYELLES PARISHES THROUGH 500 PM CDT...
AT 407 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
LECOMPTE, OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHENEYVILLE, MOVING NORTH 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...
ALEXANDRIA, PINEVILLE, CHENEYVILLE, BALL, LECOMPTE, LIBUSE, ECHO,
TIOGA, KINGSVILLE, POLAND, KOLIN, CENTERPOINT, RUBY, PARADISE, AND
DEVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 73, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 80 AND 85.
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 3101 9227 3107 9247 3141 9244 3132 9212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 198DEG 16KT 3112 9235
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RUA
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