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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ030-090330-
BEAUREGARD LA-
950 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL BEAUREGARD PARISH
THROUGH 1030 PM CDT...
AT 950 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MERRYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE 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...
DE RIDDER, MERRYVILLE, SINGER, DRY CREEK, BIVENS, TULLA, AND BUNDICK
LAKE.
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.
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 3087 9308 3061 9303 3061 9363 3067 9364
3069 9362 3072 9362 3072 9361 3073 9361
3074 9362 3075 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 261DEG 28KT 3069 9355
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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