Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15PM Sunday 
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 721 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 miles east of Hemphill to near Toledo Bend Dam to 6 miles east of Mayflower to Burkeville to near Jamestown, moving east at 40 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... De Ridder, Leesville, Newton, Rosepine, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Fort Polk, Slagle, Burkeville, New Llano, Hornbeck, Hutton, Burr Ferry, Kurthwood, Junction, Stringtown, Cravens, Simpson, Wiergate and Evans.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... VERNON, LA ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1