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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
738 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
TXZ180-081315-
TYLER TX-
738 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTY
THROUGH 815 AM CDT...
AT 738 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 7
MILES WEST OF CHESTER, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WOODVILLE, COLMESNEIL, AND CHESTER.
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.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY, SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 3106 9456 3104 9450 3105 9449 3103 9448
3104 9445 3103 9444 3100 9445 3101 9444
3102 9442 3103 9441 3072 9432 3074 9460
3099 9466 3101 9465
TIME...MOT...LOC 1238Z 262DEG 26KT 3088 9472
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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