Expires:202506240015;Remove:202506240015;265126 WWUS84 KLCH 232342 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 642 PM CDT Mon Jun 23 2025 LAZ027-028-031-032-240015- Evangeline LA-Allen LA-Vernon LA-Rapides LA- 642 PM CDT Mon Jun 23 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN RAPIDES... NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...SOUTHEASTERN VERNON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES THROUGH 715 PM CDT... At 642 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Beaver, or near Oakdale, moving northwest at 15 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... Oakdale, Glenmora, Elizabeth, Pine Prairie, Allen Parish Airport, Beaver, Bond, Mcnary, and Union Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3075 9236 3062 9263 3095 9292 3110 9266 TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 145DEG 12KT 3078 9259 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Jones