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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Tuesday May 24th, 2022 :: 06:49 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Eastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 648 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Sugartown to Tulla to near Bancroft, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... De Ridder, Leesville, Rosepine, Merryville, Anacoco, Singer, Fort Polk, Sugartown, Slagle, Toledo Bend Dam, Fields, Bon Weir, Pitkin, Burkeville, New Llano, Hornbeck, Bivens, Hutton, Kurthwood and Junction.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, 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

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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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