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WWUS54 KLCH 231402
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
902 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAC019-023-231415-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-260523T1415Z/
CAMERON LA-CALCASIEU LA-
902 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAMERON AND SOUTHEASTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...
AT 902 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR CARLYSS TO NEAR GRAND LAKE TO NEAR HACKBERRY,
MOVING EAST 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,
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 3004 9343 3015 9350 3026 9313 3010 9298
3008 9298 3008 9300 3004 9300 3004 9299
2988 9302 2981 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1402Z 270DEG 27KT 3013 9336 3003 9333 2993 9337
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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