Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM 
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Western Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 900 PM CST.
* At 756 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Rosepine to near Tulla to near Devils Pocket, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... De Ridder, Rosepine, Merryville, Reeves, Dry Creek, Singer, Sugartown, De Quincy, Ragley, Fields, Bon Weir, Pitkin, Mittie, Grant, Bivens, Gillis, Leblanc, Junction, Oretta, and Longville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... VERNON, LA ... 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 900 PM CST for southeastern Texas. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 200 AM CST for 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