Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 15 at 8:42PM CDT until March 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 6:42pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 842 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Burr Ferry, or
10 miles west of Rosepine, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
De Ridder, Newton, Rosepine, Merryville, Singer, Bon Weir, Fort Polk,
Burr Ferry, Junction, Stringtown, Evans, and Pickering.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southwestern
and west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Vernon, LA; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov