957
WUUS54 KLCH 231336
SVRLCH
LAC019-023-231415-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0052.260523T1336Z-260523T1415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
836 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHERN CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT.
* AT 836 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTH OF TOOMEY TO NEAR SABINE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE TO NEAR JOHNSONS BAYOU, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CHARLES, CAMERON, GRAND LAKE, LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT,
SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE, HACKBERRY, CARLYSS, HACKETTS CORNER,
HEBERTS MARINA, SWEET LAKE, GIBBSTOWN, AND HOLMWOOD.
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 THESE STORMS. 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.
LAT...LON 2978 9366 2986 9365 3011 9365 3026 9313
3010 9298 3008 9298 3008 9300 3004 9300
3004 9299 2988 9302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1336Z 241DEG 27KT 3001 9358 2991 9355 2981 9359
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CALHOUN
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