Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM 
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Eastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 945 PM CST.
* At 837 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Lena to 6 miles south of Hineston to near Mittie, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Alexandria, Pineville, Oakdale, Mamou, Oberlin, Glenmora, Boyce, Cheneyville, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek, Sugartown, Hineston, Lena, Mittie, Alexandria International Airport, Pitkin, Grant, Ball, Pine Prairie, and Lecompte.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... 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 200 AM CST for central, southwestern and west central Louisiana.
Address/Location
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
203 S 3rd St
Leesville, LA 71446
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 337-238-1311
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