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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Saturday December 18th, 2021 :: 12:53 p.m. CST

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30PM

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Southeastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 130 PM CST.

* At 1252 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Stringtown to near Devils Pocket, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Sulphur, De Ridder, Vinton, Rosepine, Merryville, Singer, Deweyville, Starks, Fields, Bon Weir, De Quincy, Longville, Lunita, Bivens, Buhler, Hartburg, Edgerly, Devils Pocket, Tulla and Bancroft. This includes Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 11 and 20.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... VERNON, LA ... NEWTON, TX

Instructions:

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

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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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