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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
556 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
LAZ028-029-042330-
AVOYELLES LA-RAPIDES LA-
556 PM CDT SAT APR 4 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN RAPIDES AND
NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES THROUGH 630 PM CDT...
AT 556 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
KOLIN, OR 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINEVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DEVILLE, KOLIN, CENTERPOINT, AND HOLLOWAY.
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 3141 9215 3135 9207 3134 9209 3133 9208
3134 9203 3132 9200 3130 9200 3129 9201
3130 9201 3128 9202 3127 9199 3127 9200
3125 9200 3122 9233 3133 9235 3147 9216
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 242DEG 17KT 3128 9229
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
CALHOUN
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