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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Saturday December 18th, 2021 :: 01:31 p.m. CST

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:30PM

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Eastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 230 PM CST.

* At 130 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of De Ridder to near Edgerly, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, De Ridder, Westlake, Vinton, Elizabeth, Reeves, Dry Creek, Moss Bluff, Sugartown, De Quincy, Ragley, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Mittie, Grant, Topsy, Lebleu Settlement, Gillis, Edgerly and Leblanc. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 11 and 42. Interstate 210 between mile markers 1 and 12.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... VERNON, LA

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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