Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45AM
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... South central Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 845 AM CDT.
* At 749 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grand Chenier, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Grand Chenier, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Hacketts Corner, Lowry, Creole, Sweet Lake, Gibbstown, and Rutherford Beach.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CAMERON, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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
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