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WFUS54 KLCH 101204

TORLCH

LAC097-101300-

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

Tornado Warning

National Weather Service Lake Charles LA

704 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024



The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a



* Tornado Warning for...

  St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...



* Until 800 AM CDT.



* At 703 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado

  was located near Opelousas, moving northeast at 35 mph.



  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis ball size hail.



  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.



  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 

           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 

           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 

           damage is likely.



* This dangerous storm will be near...

  Port Barre and Washington around 710 AM CDT.

  Palmetto around 715 AM CDT.

  Lebeau around 720 AM CDT.

  Melville around 730 AM CDT.

  Bayou Current around 735 AM CDT.



This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 17 and 32.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile

home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and

protect yourself from flying debris.



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LAT...LON 3066 9175 3063 9174 3062 9175 3059 9175

      3048 9211 3064 9219 3085 9188 3085 9181

      3084 9180 3081 9181 3077 9176 3074 9176

      3071 9173 3068 9174 3067 9173

TIME...MOT...LOC 1203Z 235DEG 30KT 3055 9209 



TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED

MAX HAIL SIZE...2.50 IN



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Cramer