975
WFUS54 KLCH 181457
TORLCH
LAC009-181515-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0031.260618T1457Z-260618T1515Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
957 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT.
* AT 957 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER DUPONT, OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF MOREAUVILLE, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 25 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...
PLAUCHEVILLE AND DUPONT AROUND 1000 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.
LAT...LON 3112 9181 3102 9175 3099 9178 3098 9180
3087 9180 3085 9187 3085 9202 3091 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1457Z 239DEG 20KT 3092 9195
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TINGLER
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