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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
504 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
LAZ027-028-232230-
VERNON LA-RAPIDES LA-
504 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL RAPIDES AND
NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 504 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
CLIFTON, OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF SLAGLE, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 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...
HUTTON, CLIFTON, FLATWOODS, AND SIMPSON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3125 9278 3119 9303 3136 9305 3137 9303
3136 9303 3136 9299 3135 9298 3135 9295
3137 9295 3137 9292 3139 9291 3139 9289
3140 9289 3141 9287
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 348DEG 17KT 3131 9294
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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