Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:45PM
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 219 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Deweyville to near Thornwell, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Westlake, Vinton, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Starks, Hayes, Moss Bluff, Carlyss, Lunita, Toomey, Edgerly, Thornwell, Holmwood, Hackberry, Bell City, and Lacassine. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 44. Interstate 210 between mile markers 1 and 12.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CALCASIEU, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Jefferson Davis Parish OHSEP
PO Box 1409
Jennings, LA 70546
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-246-5588
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