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Vernon Parish Fire District 1
Tuesday October 28th, 2025 :: 06:21 p.m. CDT

Advisory

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

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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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