Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 300 PM CDT.
* At 237 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Clifton to Fort Polk, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Hineston, Fort Polk, Slagle, New Llano, Lacamp, Fullerton, Hutton, Clifton, Flatwoods, Otis, Leander, Sieper, Gardner, Cravens, Simpson and Pickering.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1