Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:30AM Friday
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... West central Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas... Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 130 AM CDT.
* At 1256 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 miles northwest of Mayflower to Browndell, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Newton, Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, Fort Polk, New Llano, Browndell, Farrsville, Burr Ferry, Mayflower, Jamestown, Harrisburg, Stringtown, Wiergate and Evans.
* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.
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