421  
WUUS54 KLCH 212217  
SVRLCH  
LAC009-079-212300-  
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0079.260821T2217Z-260821T2300Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
517 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
EASTERN RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...  
WESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...  
 
* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 516 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM PARADISE TO NEAR POLAND TO NEAR MARKSVILLE, MOVING  
SOUTH AT 20 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ALEXANDRIA, PINEVILLE, MARKSVILLE, BUNKIE, CHENEYVILLE, ALEXANDRIA  
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EFFIE, BALL, LECOMPTE, HESSMER, EVERGREEN,  
TIOGA, TIMBER TRAILS, ESLER REGIONAL AIRPORT, KINGSVILLE, POLAND,  
KOLIN, RUBY, HOLLOWAY, AND DEVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3145 9216 3141 9215 3136 9208 3133 9208  
3133 9204 3095 9211 3096 9228 3107 9257  
3139 9263 3141 9255  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 014DEG 19KT 3138 9238 3121 9230 3117 9211  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
SILAS  
 
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