573
WUUS54 KLCH 181654
SVRLCH
LAC009-181800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0064.260618T1654Z-260618T1800Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1154 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 100 PM CDT.
* AT 1153 AM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GOUDEAU, OR
7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MORROW, MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUNKIE, SIMMESPORT, MOREAUVILLE, COTTONPORT, HESSMER, EVERGREEN,
PLAUCHEVILLE, GOUDEAU, DUPONT, 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 3103 9174 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180
3086 9181 3086 9183 3087 9217 3105 9217
TIME...MOT...LOC 1653Z 288DEG 17KT 3089 9198
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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