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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026
LAZ044-045-152-153-253-052300-
UPPER VERMILION LA-LOWER IBERIA LA-UPPER IBERIA LA-LAFAYETTE LA-
UPPER ST. MARTIN LA-
533 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE
NORTHWESTERN IBERIA AND WEST CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 600
PM CDT...
AT 533 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
YOUNGSVILLE, OR 7 MILES WEST OF ST. MARTINVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND OUTDOOR
OBJECTS IS POSSIBLE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE, NEW IBERIA, ST. MARTINVILLE, AVERY ISLAND, BROUSSARD,
YOUNGSVILLE, LOREAUVILLE, CADE, COTEAU, ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT,
AND JEFFERSON ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 3007 9208 3023 9196 3007 9169 2985 9189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 309DEG 14KT 3010 9196
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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