786
WWUS54 KLCH 090440
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1140 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
LAC003-090450-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260509T0500Z/
ALLEN LA-
1140 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 3061 9259 3075 9259 3078 9238 3057 9239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 271DEG 30KT 3067 9253
LAC039-090500-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260509T0500Z/
EVANGELINE LA-
1140 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EVANGELINE PARISH...
AT 1140 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BOND, OR 7
MILES WEST OF MAMOU, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MAMOU, PINE PRAIRIE, AND REDDELL.
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 3061 9259 3075 9259 3078 9238 3057 9239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 271DEG 30KT 3067 9253
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
RUA
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