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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
816 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
 
LAZ030-TXZ180-201-259>262-200200-
Beauregard LA-Hardin TX-Southern Newton TX-Northern Newton TX-
Northern Jasper TX-Southern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
816 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL BEAUREGARD PARISH...
TYLER...WEST CENTRAL NEWTON...HARDIN AND JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 900
PM CDT...

At 816 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Jasper to near Votaw.
Movement was southeast at 25 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...
Lumberton, Jasper, Silsbee, Woodville, Newton, Kirbyville, Kountze,
Sour Lake, Colmesneil, Chester, Evadale, Rockland, Warren, Town
Bluff, Thicket, Saratoga, Call, Ebenezer, Fred, and Wildwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3049 9454 3102 9465 3106 9456 3103 9447
      3112 9405 3063 9354 3011 9443 3011 9459
      3049 9473
TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 325DEG 20KT 3089 9397 3046 9470 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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