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WWUS84 KLCH 162341
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
641 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
LAZ045-153-154-253-170015-
LOWER IBERIA LA-UPPER IBERIA LA-UPPER ST. MARY LA-
UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-
641 PM CDT TUE SEP 16 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA AND WEST
CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 715 PM CDT...
AT 641 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CATAHOULA, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR
OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW IBERIA, CATAHOULA, ST. MARTINVILLE, JEANERETTE, LOREAUVILLE,
LYDIA, LAKE FAUSSE POINTE, AND PARKS.
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 3022 9186 3023 9165 2992 9157 2991 9188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 356DEG 16KT 3016 9175
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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