####018001130#### WWUS84 KLCH 252135 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 435 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024 LAZ027-030-252200- Beauregard LA-Vernon LA- 435 PM CDT Mon Mar 25 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL BEAUREGARD AND CENTRAL VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 500 PM CDT... At 435 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Rosepine, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... De Ridder, Rosepine, Slagle, Fort Johnson, Lacamp, Hutton, Simpson, and Pickering. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for southwestern and west central Louisiana. && LAT...LON 3081 9323 3092 9339 3135 9303 3116 9288 TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 216DEG 26KT 3094 9326 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ 14