Expires:202405031100;Remove:202405031100;541596 WWUS84 KLCH 031034 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 534 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 TXZ201-031100- Hardin TX- 534 AM CDT Fri May 3 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL HARDIN COUNTY THROUGH 600 AM CDT... At 534 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Batson, or near Saratoga, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Saratoga, Batson, and Honey Island. 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. && LAT...LON 3048 9420 3021 9415 3018 9462 3037 9469 TIME...MOT...LOC 1034Z 260DEG 36KT 3029 9464 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ Jones