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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1040 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAZ030-031-090430-
ALLEN LA-BEAUREGARD LA-
1040 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD AND
CENTRAL ALLEN PARISHES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT...
AT 1039 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
DRY CREEK, MOVING EAST AT 30 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...
OAKDALE, OBERLIN, DRY CREEK, MITTIE, GRANT, ALLEN PARISH AIRPORT,
HARMONY, BOND, 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 3089 9260 3058 9260 3057 9259 3056 9259
3060 9320 3078 9322
TIME...MOT...LOC 0339Z 266DEG 27KT 3070 9313
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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