875
WWUS54 KLCH 081335
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
835 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAC009-081345-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-260508T1345Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
835 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH...
AT 835 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DUPONT, OR NEAR
SIMMESPORT, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR DUPONT.
HAZARD...BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED.
EXPECT SHATTERED WINDOWS, EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS,
SIDING, AND VEHICLES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SIMMESPORT, MOREAUVILLE, PLAUCHEVILLE, AND DUPONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
LAT...LON 3102 9175 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180
3086 9182 3085 9182 3088 9202 3103 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 274DEG 37KT 3094 9188
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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