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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
739 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026
LAZ028-031>033-211315-
ST. LANDRY LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-RAPIDES LA-
739 AM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL RAPIDES
EVANGELINE...NORTHWESTERN ST. LANDRY AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES
THROUGH 815 AM CDT...
AT 739 AM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
BEAVER, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OAKDALE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
OAKDALE, VILLE PLATTE, MAMOU, TURKEY CREEK, PINE PRAIRIE, BAYOU
CHICOT, INDIAN LAKE, CHICOT STATE PARK, WHITEVILLE, BEAVER, REDDELL,
BOND, AND ST. LANDRY.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 49 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 45, AND
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 63.
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 3105 9237 3095 9228 3094 9228 3089 9224
3085 9224 3085 9218 3079 9212 3058 9251
3079 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1239Z 238DEG 28KT 3077 9253
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
DENSON
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