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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
757 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ027-TXZ259-260-090145-
VERNON LA-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-
757 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH
NORTHERN NEWTON AND EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM
CDT...
AT 756 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
ROGANVILLE, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF JASPER, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR
OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JASPER, NEWTON, KIRBYVILLE, TOLEDO BEND DAM, BURKEVILLE, FARRSVILLE,
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, BURR FERRY, MAYFLOWER, MT. UNION, JAMESTOWN,
ROGANVILLE, HARRISBURG, STRINGTOWN, WIERGATE, EVANS, AND PICKERING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3099 9320 3086 9348 3088 9355 3085 9357
3083 9356 3063 9398 3080 9412 3117 9380
3118 9360 3117 9358 3119 9355 3122 9354
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 230DEG 44KT 3080 9395
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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