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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
LAZ029-033-212130-
AVOYELLES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
337 PM CDT TUE JUL 21 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL AVOYELLES AND
NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH 430 PM CDT...
AT 337 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BATCHELOR, OR NEAR BAYOU CURRENT, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
KROTZ SPRINGS, MELVILLE, PALMETTO, BAYOU CURRENT, AND LEBEAU.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 32.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 3087 9180 3085 9182 3084 9180 3081 9181
3078 9177 3074 9176 3070 9173 3067 9173
3066 9175 3063 9174 3061 9176 3056 9176
3052 9173 3051 9174 3051 9176 3067 9212
3095 9181
TIME...MOT...LOC 2037Z 030DEG 15KT 3082 9171
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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