579
WUUS54 KLCH 220047
SVRLCH
LAC001-045-113-220130-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0085.260822T0047Z-260822T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
747 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHWESTERN ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
NORTHERN VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.
* AT 746 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM EGAN TO BROUSSARD TO NEAR BUTTE LA ROSE, MOVING
SOUTH AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
NEW IBERIA, ABBEVILLE, KAPLAN, GUEYDAN, MERMENTAU, AVERY ISLAND,
FORKED ISLAND, ERATH, DELCAMBRE, MAURICE, MORSE, RICEVILLE, MEAUX,
ESTHER, WRIGHT, ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT, JEFFERSON ISLAND, INDIAN
BAYOU, COTEAU, AND LYONS POINT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
ARE OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. 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.
LAT...LON 2990 9261 3004 9262 3004 9264 3022 9259
3016 9226 3014 9228 3014 9220 3012 9214
3013 9209 3012 9209 3007 9206 3003 9197
3007 9195 3007 9191 3006 9190 3007 9187
3004 9182 3011 9176 2983 9183 2978 9207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 019DEG 18KT 3023 9254 3012 9194 3031 9169
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
TINGLER
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