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WWUS54 KLCH 150347
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
947 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026
LAC039-097-150400-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260215T0400Z/
EVANGELINE LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
947 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE AND CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISHES...
AT 947 PM CST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR PRAIRIE RONDE, OR 9 MILES WEST OF OPELOUSAS, MOVING
EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
OPELOUSAS, WASHINGTON, AND LAWTELL AROUND 955 PM CST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE
HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3074 9203 3045 9204 3047 9225 3048 9225
3048 9232 3054 9233 3070 9233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 279DEG 31KT 3056 9224
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
CALHOUN
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