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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
428 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024
 

LAZ033-044-045-143-152-153-243-252>254-221000-
Upper Vermilion LA-Lower Iberia LA-Southern Acadia LA-
Lower Vermilion LA-Upper Iberia LA-Lafayette LA-Lower St. Mary LA-
Northern Acadia LA-St. Landry LA-Upper St. Martin LA-
428 AM CDT Fri Mar 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN IBERIA...
LAFAYETTE...WEST CENTRAL ST. MARY...SOUTHEASTERN ACADIA...
VERMILION...NORTHWESTERN ST. MARTIN AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY
PARISHES THROUGH 500 AM CDT...

At 428 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Forked Island, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor 
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lafayette, New Iberia, Crowley, Abbeville, Scott, Breaux Bridge,
Rayne, Carencro, St. Martinville, Kaplan, Arnaudville, Freshwater
City, Forked Island, Intracoastal City, Cypremort Point, Avery
Island, Broussard, Youngsville, Erath, and Delcambre.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 82 and 116.
 Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 9.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 2955 9240 3036 9237 3041 9181 2974 9177
      2971 9188 2983 9183 2983 9197 2979 9198
      2972 9215 2973 9215 2976 9213 2975 9221
      2970 9217 2969 9211 2967 9213 2961 9211
      2963 9203 2962 9203 2953 9227
TIME...MOT...LOC 0928Z 278DEG 38KT 2986 9228 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Denson