WWUS84 KLCH 220203
SPSLCH

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
903 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
 
LAZ074-152-242-243-252>254-220245-
Upper Vermilion LA-Lower Iberia LA-Southern Acadia LA-
Lower Vermilion LA-Lower St. Mary LA-Southern Jefferson Davis LA-
East Cameron LA-
903 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT EASTERN CAMERON...SOUTHWESTERN
IBERIA...CENTRAL ST. MARY...SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND
SOUTHWESTERN VERMILION PARISHES THROUGH 945 PM CDT...

At 903 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Thornwell to 6 miles southwest of
Freshwater City to 15 miles south of Burns Point. 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...
Lake Arthur, Burns Point, Grand Chenier, Rockefeller Wildlife Range,
Freshwater City, Pecan Island, Klondike, Ellerslie, Thornwell, Lowry,
and Florence Landing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 2933 9189 2936 9194 2943 9196 2944 9202
      2949 9208 2944 9229 2949 9264 2956 9282
      2981 9304 3022 9271 2980 9230 2960 9125
      2933 9130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0203Z 005DEG 28KT 3006 9286 2949 9239 2935 9157 

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

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