Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM 
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 610 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leander, or 7 miles west of Hineston, moving southeast 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... Glenmora, Hineston, Lacamp, Leander, Sieper, Elmer, Calcasieu, Woodworth, Forest Hill, Simpson, Mcnary, and Union Hill.
* AFFECTED AREAS: RAPIDES, LA ... VERNON, LA
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 1000 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
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