748
WWUS54 KLCH 231517
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1017 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
LAC003-009-039-231526-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260523T1615Z/
EVANGELINE LA-AVOYELLES LA-ALLEN LA-
1017 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN EVANGELINE...
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES IS
CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3138 9233 3113 9225 3088 9286 3088 9294
3114 9315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 239DEG 42KT 3094 9274
LAC079-115-231615-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-260523T1615Z/
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-
1017 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL RAPIDES AND SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES...
AT 1016 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELIZABETH,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA, PINEVILLE, HINESTON, PITKIN, LECOMPTE, LACAMP, LIBUSE,
FULLERTON, OTIS, ELMER, LEANDER, SIEPER, POLAND, KOLIN, GARDNER,
CALCASIEU, WOODWORTH, FOREST HILL, MCNARY, AND UNION HILL.
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 3138 9233 3113 9225 3088 9286 3088 9294
3114 9315
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 239DEG 42KT 3094 9274
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
KOWALSKI
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