Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:00PM
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 400 PM CST.
* At 302 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burkeville, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, Fort Johnson, New Llano, Burr Ferry, Stringtown, Evans, Pickering, and Wiergate.
* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON, LA ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CST 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