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WWUS54 KLCH 181507
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1007 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
LAC009-181515-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260618T1515Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
1007 AM CDT THU JUN 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH...
AT 1007 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR DUPONT, OR NEAR SIMMESPORT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20
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...
SIMMESPORT AROUND 1010 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
3089 9180 3088 9187 3090 9193 3095 9196
TIME...MOT...LOC 1507Z 241DEG 16KT 3094 9189
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
TINGLER
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