Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:24AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 27, 2026 - 3:24am
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 4:00am
Description:
At 523 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Lettsworth to Prairie Ronde. Movement was
southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Opelousas, Ville Platte, Simmesport, Krotz Springs, Melville,
Palmetto, Bayou Current, Morrow, Port Barre, Pine Prairie,
Washington, Goudeau, Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge, Indian
Lake, Chicot State Park, Whiteville, Big Cane, Dupont, Atchafalaya
Welcome Center, and Grand Prairie.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 123 and 126.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 21 and 46.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Avoyelles; Evangeline; St. Landry; Upper St. Martin
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov