Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:45PM
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Eastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 344 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Fort Adams to Ville Platte to near Reeves, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Opelousas, Crowley, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Oakdale, Carencro, Ville Platte, Church Point, Bunkie, Mamou, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Kinder, Simmesport, Basile, and Oberlin.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... AVOYELLES, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... LAFAYETTE, LA ... ST. LANDRY, LA ... ST. MARTIN, LA ... VERMILION, LA
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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