Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Slagle, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Slagle, Hutton, Lacamp, Leander and Simpson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. 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
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