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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Tuesday May 6th, 2025 :: 06:54 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Tuesday

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grant, or near Sugartown, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Dry Creek, Grant, Elizabeth, Sugartown, Bundick Lake, Mittie, and Oakdale.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central, southwestern and west central Louisiana.

Address/Location
Vernon Parish Fire District 1
185 Louisiana 111
Leesville, LA 71446

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1

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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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