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WUUS54 KLCH 090458
SVRLCH
LAC039-097-090545-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0042.260509T0458Z-260509T0545Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT.
* AT 1158 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER 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...
OPELOUSAS, VILLE PLATTE, MAMOU, LEONVILLE, PORT BARRE, WASHINGTON,
CHATAIGNIER, PRAIRIE RONDE, REDDELL, GRAND PRAIRIE, AND LAWTELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE 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 3059 9246 3072 9244 3072 9193 3046 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 273DEG 31KT 3063 9237
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
RUA
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