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WWUS54 KLCH 231423
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
923 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAC019-023-053-231500-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260523T1500Z/
CAMERON LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-CALCASIEU LA-
923 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAMERON...WESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN
CALCASIEU PARISHES...
AT 923 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HOLMWOOD, OR
NEAR LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT, 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, IOWA, FENTON, LACASSINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,
HAYES, LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT, MOSS BLUFF, HACKETTS CORNER,
LEBLEU SETTLEMENT, SWEET LAKE, GIBBSTOWN, HOLMWOOD, BELL CITY, AND
LACASSINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2985 9320 3026 9323 3041 9291 2999 9286
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 250DEG 28KT 3015 9311
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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