Event: Special Weather Statement Alert: ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BEAUREGARD AND CALCASIEU PARISHES UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 447 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORETTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND...RAGLEY. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED. Issued by The NWS office in Lake Charles.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 22:08:11 +0000
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