592
WWUS54 KLCH 180729
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
229 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
LAC099-101-180745-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-260618T0745Z/
ST. MARY LA-ST. MARTIN LA-
229 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL ST. MARY AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES...
AT 229 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER PATTERSON MEMORIAL AIRPORT, OR NEAR PATTERSON,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BERWICK AND STEPHENSVILLE AROUND 235 AM CDT.
BELLE RIVER AND PIERRE PART AROUND 240 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE
HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 2969 9131 2971 9139 2992 9123 2990 9121
2986 9120 2985 9118 2983 9113 2981 9110
2980 9109 2977 9110
TIME...MOT...LOC 0729Z 224DEG 26KT 2974 9131
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
BRAZZELL
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