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WWUS84 KLCH 100132
SPSLCH
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
832 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
LAZ073-241-TXZ516-616-100200-
WEST CAMERON LA-SOUTHERN CALCASIEU LA-NORTHERN ORANGE TX-
SOUTHERN ORANGE TX-
832 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN CAMERON
SOUTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND ORANGE
COUNTIES THROUGH 900 PM CDT...
AT 832 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
MAURICEVILLE, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND HALF INCH 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...
ORANGE, VIDOR, BRIDGE CITY, WEST ORANGE, MAURICEVILLE, PINEHURST,
TOOMEY, AND ORANGEFIELD.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 10 IN TEXAS BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 880 AND 863.
INTERSTATE 10 IN LOUISIANA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 2.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
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 2989 9375 3011 9402 3024 9392 3024 9387
3017 9370 3015 9371 3015 9370 3014 9369
3014 9370 3013 9370 3015 9365 3012 9358
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 305DEG 15KT 3015 9390
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
KOWALSKI
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