Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:15PM
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northeastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 315 PM CDT.
* At 241 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Topsy to Welsh, moving northeast at 15 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... Lake Charles, Jennings, Westlake, Welsh, Iowa, Kinder, Fenton, Reeves, Moss Bluff, Ragley, Buller, Buhler, Topsy, Lebleu Settlement, Gillis, Pine Island, Leblanc, Roanoke, Lacassine, and Hathaway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, 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 these storms. 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