434  
WWUS54 KLCH 090234  
SVSLCH  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
934 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
LAC115-090245-  
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260509T0245Z/  
VERNON LA-  
934 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH...  
 
AT 934 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SLAGLE, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
SLAGLE, HUTTON, KURTHWOOD, AND SIMPSON.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3113 9314 3129 9325 3137 9315 3137 9303  
3136 9299 3134 9298 3132 9290 3131 9288  
3129 9288 3129 9286 3127 9286 3127 9285  
3126 9285 3125 9283 3120 9294  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0234Z 243DEG 31KT 3124 9309  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH  
 

 
 
RUA  
 
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