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WWUS84 KLCH 222121
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
421 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
LAZ154-253-254-222200-
LOWER IBERIA LA-LOWER ST. MARY LA-UPPER ST. MARY LA-
421 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL IBERIA AND
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARY PARISHES THROUGH 500 PM CDT...
AT 421 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BALDWIN, OR NEAR FRANKLIN, MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 20 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...
FRANKLIN, JEANERETTE, CYPREMORT POINT, BALDWIN, SORREL, COTE BLANCHE
ISLAND, GLENCOE, CHARENTON, AND WEEKS ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
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 2954 9165 2978 9199 2990 9170 2989 9168
2992 9164 2995 9158 2981 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2121Z 049DEG 17KT 2984 9158
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
RUA
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