414  
WWUS54 KLCH 150217  
SVSLCH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
817 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
LAC079-115-150245-  
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260215T0245Z/  
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-  
817 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CST  
FOR NORTHWESTERN RAPIDES AND NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES...  
 
AT 817 PM CST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLATWOODS TO NEAR SLAGLE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
LENA, SLAGLE, HUTTON, CLIFTON, FLATWOODS, AND SIMPSON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CST FOR CENTRAL AND  
WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA.  
 
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY  
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO A  
SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3150 9270 3122 9279 3120 9313 3137 9311  
3137 9303 3136 9299 3135 9298 3135 9295  
3137 9295 3137 9292 3139 9291 3139 9289  
3142 9287 3142 9285 3143 9284 3144 9281  
3146 9281 3151 9272  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0217Z 241DEG 29KT 3152 9297 3125 9307  
 
TORNADO...POSSIBLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
CALHOUN  
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