Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM 
SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Northeastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 847 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Burr Ferry, or 9 miles southeast of Toledo Bend Dam, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Leesville, Anacoco, Slagle, Fort Polk, New Llano, Hornbeck, Kurthwood, Hutton, Burr Ferry, Simpson, Evans, and Pickering.
* AFFECTED AREAS: VERNON, LA ... NEWTON, TX
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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