Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 23 at 9:54AM CDT until May 23 at 10:15AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 23, 2026 - 7:54am
Expires:
May 23, 2026 - 8:15am
Description:
At 953 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Sugartown to near Mittie to near Fenton, moving
east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kinder, Oberlin, Elton, Fenton, Reeves, Dry Creek, Sugartown, Mittie,
Grant, Buller, Harmony, Allen Parish Airport, Pine Island, Leblanc,
Hathaway, and Bundick Lake.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a
small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Allen, LA; Beauregard, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov