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Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
Thursday May 16th, 2024 :: 05:04 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Central Newton County in southeastern Texas... East central Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 503 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Roganville, or 8 miles west of Newton, moving east 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... De Ridder, Jasper, Newton, Kirbyville, Rosepine, Merryville, Bon Weir, Burkeville, New Llano, Farrsville, Magnolia Springs, Burr Ferry, Mt. Union, Jamestown, Tulla, Roganville, Junction, Stringtown, Bleakwood, and Wiergate.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Due to wet soils, we could see subsevere winds cause downed trees. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern and west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.

Address/Location
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
203 S 3rd St
Leesville, LA 71446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-238-1311

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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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