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WWUS54 KLCH 231353
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
853 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAC019-023-231415-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260523T1415Z/
CAMERON LA-CALCASIEU LA-
853 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMERON AND SOUTHERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...
AT 853 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CARLYSS TO 6 MILES WEST OF HEBERTS MARINA TO NEAR
HACKBERRY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO A
SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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 1353Z 239DEG 31KT 3010 9341 3000 9338 2990 9342
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
CALHOUN
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