Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 507 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles southeast of Winnfield to near Burr Ferry, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Alexandria, Pineville, Leesville, Boyce, Anacoco, Fort Polk, Alexandria International Airport, Slagle, Toledo Bend Dam, Hineston, Lena, Ball, New Llano, Tioga, Timber Trails, Hutton, Esler Regional Airport, Flatwoods, Otis and Elmer. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 75 and 109.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA ... 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
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