Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30AM 
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas... Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1130 AM CST.
* At 1042 AM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Toledo Bend Dam to near Kirbyville, moving northeast at 80 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Hutton, De Ridder, Mayflower, New Llano, Kurthwood, Pickering, Slagle, Junction, Stringtown, Simpson, Toledo Bend Dam, Hornbeck, Anacoco, Lacamp, Farrsville, Burr Ferry, Rosepine, Wiergate, and Fort Johnson.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BEAUREGARD, LA ... VERNON, LA ... JASPER, TX ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM CST for central, southwestern and west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
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