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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
105 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
LAZ033-045-201830-
ST. LANDRY LA-UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-
105 PM CDT SAT JUN 20 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN AND
EASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH 130 PM CDT...
AT 104 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ATCHAFALAYA WELCOME CENTER, OR 10 MILES NORTH OF CATAHOULA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HENDERSON, ATCHAFALAYA WELCOME CENTER, CECILIA, AND ATCHAFALAYA
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 114 AND
126.
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 3027 9182 3038 9190 3048 9169 3047 9168
3044 9164 3039 9162 3038 9163 3037 9165
3036 9165 3035 9162 3033 9163 3031 9162
TIME...MOT...LOC 1804Z 245DEG 17KT 3036 9175
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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