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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
616 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
LAZ027-TXZ260-172345-
VERNON LA-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-
616 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH IN
WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645
PM CDT...
AT 616 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
TOLEDO BEND DAM, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
LEESVILLE, ANACOCO, TOLEDO BEND DAM, FORT POLK, NEW LLANO, HORNBECK,
BURR FERRY, AND MAYFLOWER.
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.
LAT...LON 3136 9339 3106 9320 3101 9371 3117 9374
3118 9360 3117 9358 3119 9355 3122 9355
3123 9354 3124 9356 3125 9354 3128 9353
3128 9344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 240DEG 20KT 3112 9358
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CALHOUN
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