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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Wednesday April 7th, 2021 :: 05:54 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas... Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 553 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mayflower, or 12 miles northwest of Burkeville, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Rosepine, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Fort Polk, Slagle, Burkeville, New Llano, Farrsville, Burr Ferry, Mayflower, Harrisburg, Wiergate, Evans and Pickering.

* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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