Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Northwestern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... West central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 313 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Leblanc to near Jennings, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Eunice, Kinder, Basile, Oberlin, Elton, Elizabeth, Reeves, Mittie, Grant, Harmony, Duralde, Allen Parish Airport, Pine Island, Leblanc, Bond, and Hathaway.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... ST. LANDRY, 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