Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 1:53AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 26, 2026 - 11:53pm
Expires:
August 27, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
At 153 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lecompte to near
Burkeville. Movement was south at 35 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...
Alexandria, Pineville, De Ridder, Oakdale, Leesville, Marksville,
Bunkie, Simmesport, Rosepine, Glenmora, Merryville, Boyce,
Moreauville, Anacoco, Cheneyville, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek,
Sugartown, Toledo Bend Dam, and Hineston.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 47 and 109.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; Northern Newton
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov