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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Thursday April 27th, 2023 :: 12:47 a.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:15AM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

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

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1246 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mayflower to near Stringtown to near Bivens, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... De Ridder, Leesville, Newton, Rosepine, Merryville, Toledo Bend Dam, Singer, Fort Polk, Bon Weir, Burkeville, New Llano, Burr Ferry, Mayflower, Tulla, Junction, Stringtown, Wiergate, Evans, Pickering and Bundick Lake.

* 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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