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WWUS54 KLCH 231445 RRA
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
945 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAC003-011-019-053-231515-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260523T1515Z/
JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-ALLEN LA-
945 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...EASTERN BEAUREGARD...NORTHEASTERN
CALCASIEU AND ALLEN PARISHES...
AT 945 AM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TULLA TO DRY CREEK TO NEAR
FENTON, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAKE CHARLES, DE RIDDER, KINDER, OBERLIN, ELTON, FENTON, REEVES, DRY
CREEK, MOSS BLUFF, SUGARTOWN, MITTIE, GRANT, BULLER, HARMONY, TOPSY,
LEBLEU SETTLEMENT, GILLIS, ALLEN PARISH AIRPORT, PINE ISLAND, AND
TULLA.
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 3088 9290 3080 9269 3031 9262 3023 9324
3059 9320 3082 9338 3088 9304
TIME...MOT...LOC 1445Z 250DEG 34KT 3082 9317 3069 9305 3038 9296
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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