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Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
Thursday May 30th, 2024 :: 08:11 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Thursday

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northwestern Jefferson County in southeastern Texas... Southern Tyler County in southeastern Texas... Newton County in southeastern Texas... Hardin County in southeastern Texas... Northwestern Orange County in southeastern Texas... Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 811 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Newton to near Fred to near Honey Island, moving south at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Beaumont, Lumberton, Vidor, De Ridder, Jasper, Silsbee, Newton, Kirbyville, Kountze, Sour Lake, Rosepine, Merryville, Nome, Singer, Evadale, Town Bluff, Thicket, Fred, Fields, and Bon Weir.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... VERNON, LA ... HARDIN, TX ... JASPER, TX ... JEFFERSON, TX ... NEWTON, TX ... ORANGE, TX ... TYLER, TX

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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