Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 3:27PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 24, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires:
August 24, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 327 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sorrel, or near Jeanerette, moving southwest at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
New Iberia, Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick,
Bayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Belle River, Baldwin,
Loreauville, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Lydia, Sorrel,
Amelia, Bayou Geneve, Glencoe, and Cote Blanche Island.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov