Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 11 at 6:23PM CDT until March 11 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 11, 2026 - 4:23pm
Expires:
March 11, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 622 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bunkie,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, Moreauville, Bordelonville,
Cottonport, Mansura, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Dupont, Big
Bend, and Hamburg.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central
Louisiana.
Area Description:
Avoyelles, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov