731
WUUS54 KLCH 181453
SVRLCH
LAC009-181600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0062.260618T1453Z-260618T1600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
953 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.
* AT 952 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GOUDEAU, OR 7
MILES NORTHEAST OF MORROW, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUNKIE, SIMMESPORT, MOREAUVILLE, COTTONPORT, MANSURA, HESSMER,
EVERGREEN, PLAUCHEVILLE, GOUDEAU, DUPONT, BIG BEND, AND HAMBURG.
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.
DAMAGING WIND AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE OCCURRING
WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF
NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3109 9172 3108 9171 3105 9172 3099 9178
3098 9180 3087 9180 3086 9182 3085 9182
3085 9214 3105 9221 3111 9170
TIME...MOT...LOC 1452Z 246DEG 20KT 3091 9200
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
TINGLER
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