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WUUS54 KLCH 090538
SVRLCH
LAC097-090615-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0043.260509T0538Z-260509T0615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1238 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 115 AM CDT.
* AT 1238 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PORT BARRE,
OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF PALMETTO, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KROTZ SPRINGS, MELVILLE, PALMETTO, AND PORT BARRE.
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 3047 9196 3071 9193 3072 9174 3067 9173
3066 9175 3063 9174 3062 9175 3056 9176
3051 9173 3051 9175 3048 9176 3046 9174
3045 9172 3046 9178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0538Z 272DEG 40KT 3061 9186
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
RUA
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