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WWUS84 KLCH 182200
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
500 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
LAZ027-030-TXZ259-260-182230-
BEAUREGARD LA-VERNON LA-NORTHERN NEWTON TX-NORTHERN JASPER TX-
500 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND
SOUTHWESTERN VERNON PARISHES...CENTRAL NEWTON AND EAST CENTRAL JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...
AT 500 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES WEST OF ROSEPINE TO NEAR KIRBYVILLE.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH 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...
DE RIDDER, NEWTON, KIRBYVILLE, MERRYVILLE, CALL, BON WEIR, TROUT
CREEK, BIVENS, ROGANVILLE, JUNCTION, STRINGTOWN, BLEAKWOOD, AND
EVANS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 3104 9354 3077 9323 3052 9389 3086 9393
TIME...MOT...LOC 2200Z 339DEG 12KT 3094 9341 3072 9391
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
STIGGER/87
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