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WUUS54 KLCH 310911
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LAC001-039-055-097-311015-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
411 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHEASTERN ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT.
* AT 411 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM CHICOT STATE PARK TO CHATAIGNIER TO NEAR EUNICE TO
NEAR DURALDE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHATAIGNIER, BAYOU CURRENT, OPELOUSAS, PORT BARRE, PRAIRIE RONDE,
INDIAN LAKE, SAVOY, WASHINGTON, DURALDE, ST. LANDRY, EUNICE,
LAWTELL, WHITEVILLE, BIG CANE, CHURCH POINT, SWORDS, MELVILLE,
RICHARD, GRAND COTEAU, AND MORROW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING
IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3039 9181 3042 9188 3040 9194 3041 9198
3037 9199 3036 9195 3033 9196 3050 9262
3052 9262 3054 9260 3058 9236 3086 9232
3082 9180 3078 9177 3071 9173 3056 9176
3051 9173 3051 9175 3048 9176 3040 9168
TIME...MOT...LOC 0911Z 280DEG 32KT 3079 9227 3058 9230 3056 9239 3053
9255
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
CRAMER
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