Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 553 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Hayes to Heberts Marina to near Sabine National Wildlife, moving north at 55 mph. A wind gust to 66 mph was recently reported at Calcasieu Pass as this line passed. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Cameron, Westlake, Welsh, Vinton, Iowa, Kinder, Oberlin, Elton, Fenton, Reeves, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, Hayes, Moss Bluff, Johnsons Bayou, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Fields and Mittie. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 61. Interstate 210 between mile markers 1 and 12.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... CAMERON, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
Jefferson Davis Parish OHSEP
PO Box 1409
Jennings, LA 70546
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-246-5588
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