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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1048 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
LAZ027>033-044-045-055-073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254-
TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-250100-
/O.CON.KLCH.HT.Y.0021.260824T1600Z-260825T0100Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-EAST
CAMERON-NORTHERN CALCASIEU-NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-NORTHERN
ACADIA-UPPER VERMILION-UPPER IBERIA-UPPER ST. MARY-SOUTHERN
CALCASIEU-SOUTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS-SOUTHERN ACADIA-LOWER
VERMILION-LOWER IBERIA-LOWER ST. MARY-TYLER-HARDIN-NORTHERN
JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-UPPER
JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ORANGE-LOWER JEFFERSON-SOUTHERN ORANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MEAUX, IVANHOE, BUNDICK LAKE, OPELOUSAS,
OAKDALE, PICKERING, JAMESTOWN, KIRBYVILLE, CHINA, HILLISTER,
COTTONPORT, TOPSY, EFFIE, WESTLAKE, CROWLEY, BRANCH, RUTHERFORD
BEACH, CAMERON, WOODVILLE, LEESVILLE, ST. MARTINVILLE, HATHAWAY,
REDDELL, ST. LANDRY, BLEAKWOOD, MORSE, SPURGER, ORANGE, KAPLAN,
LAWTELL, CYPREMORT POINT, JEANERETTE, BUNA, BAYOU VISTA, ALEXANDRIA,
MANSURA, VINTON, JENNINGS, AVERY ISLAND, NEDERLAND, CARLYSS, BRIDGE
CITY, SILSBEE, FORT POLK, SABINE PASS, GRAND CHENIER, LUMBERTON,
CREOLE, KINDER, DEWEYVILLE, INTRACOASTAL CITY, IOWA, FIELDS,
MARKSVILLE, MORGAN CITY, FORKED ISLAND, BELL CITY, VIDOR,
MAURICEVILLE, GRAND LAKE, FARRSVILLE, SIMMESPORT, BURKEVILLE, LAKE
ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, HAYES, HOLLY SPRINGS, FRANKLIN, MAMOU, EVADALE,
MOSS BLUFF, BEAVER, JOHNSON BAYOU,
RAYNE, EUNICE, GIST, MT. UNION, MAURICE, CENTERVILLE, JASPER,
PATTERSON, BEAUMONT, CALL, CHURCH POINT, BURNS POINT, ORETTA, FENTON,
HACKBERRY, FRED, DE QUINCY, NEWTON, IOTA, DE RIDDER, STEPHENSVILLE,
KLONDIKE, SULPHUR, SLAGLE, BUNKIE, WARREN, LAFAYETTE, VILLE PLATTE,
PORT ARTHUR, BREAUX BRIDGE, WIERGATE, TOWN BLUFF, ELTON, ABBEVILLE,
ROGANVILLE, NEW IBERIA, CADE, SEA RIM STATE PARK, BERWICK, WELSH,
MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, PINEVILLE, AND GUEYDAN
1048 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHWEST, AND WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
CK
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