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WWUS44 KLCH 192042
WSWLCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
242 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
LAZ027>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-202200-
/O.UPG.KLCH.WS.A.0001.250121T0000Z-250122T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.WS.W.0001.250121T0600Z-250122T0600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST
CAMERON-NORTHERN CALCASIEU-NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-NORTHERN
ACADIA-UPPER VERMILION-UPPER IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARY-SOUTHERN
CALCASIEU-SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-SOUTHERN ACADIA-LOWER
VERMILION-LOWER IBERIA-LOWER ST. MARY-TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN
JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER
JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-SOUTHERN ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUNKIE, EUNICE, BAYOU VISTA, MARKSVILLE,
KLONDIKE, JEANERETTE, EVADALE, PORT ARTHUR, MAURICE, SEA RIM
STATE PARK, HOLLY SPRINGS, ROGANVILLE, WELSH, ST. MARTINVILLE,
SABINE PASS, BLEAKWOOD, SULPHUR, GRAND CHENIER, STEPHENSVILLE,
LAFAYETTE, CHURCH POINT, KIRBYVILLE, WIERGATE, PATTERSON,
CARLYSS, MT. UNION, VINTON, BRANCH, BEAUMONT, EFFIE, MAGNOLIA
SPRINGS, JASPER, FRANKLIN, CYPREMORT POINT, CROWLEY, RUTHERFORD
BEACH, MEAUX, FRED, MAURICEVILLE, LUMBERTON, SLAGLE, FARRSVILLE,
DE QUINCY, KAPLAN, TOWN BLUFF, IOWA, HATHAWAY, ABBEVILLE, BRIDGE
CITY, CADE, HAYES, OPELOUSAS, ORANGE, FORT JOHNSON, GRAND LAKE,
VIDOR, PINEVILLE, JOHNSON BAYOU, WARREN, DEWEYVILLE, SPURGER,
BUNDICK LAKE, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, MAMOU, BREAUX BRIDGE, IVANHOE,
MANSURA, HILLISTER, CAMERON, CREOLE, MORSE, HACKBERRY,
ALEXANDRIA, IOTA, COTTONPORT, RAYNE, JENNINGS, FIELDS, NEDERLAND,
BERWICK, SIMMESPORT, BEAVER, INTRACOASTAL CITY, OAKDALE, AVERY
ISLAND, LAKE CHARLES, CALL, BURNS POINT, SILSBEE, CENTERVILLE,
REDDELL, PICKERING, ORETTA, WOODVILLE, WESTLAKE, DE RIDDER, BUNA,
TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, FENTON, MOSS BLUFF, MORGAN CITY, GUEYDAN,
NEW IBERIA, KINDER, BELL CITY, NEWTON, BURKEVILLE, CHINA, GIST,
JAMESTOWN, FORKED ISLAND, ST. LANDRY, LAKE ARTHUR, AND ELTON
242 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
0.02 INCHES POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR TO THE COAST.
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
PERSONS ARE URGED TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. IF YOU
MUST GO OUTSIDE, DRESS IN LAYERS. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER EXPOSED SKIN TO
REDUCE YOUR RISK OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. GLOVES, A SCARF, AND A
HAT WILL KEEP YOU FROM LOSING YOUR BODY HEAT.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
STIGGER/87
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