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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:57 AM May. 1, 2025 – National Weather Service
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...SOUTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...EASTERN CALCASIEU AND ALLEN PARISHES THROUGH 630 AM CDT... At 557 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Mittie to near Lake Charles. Movement was east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Basile, Topsy, Hayes, Moss Bluff, Roanoke, Lebleu Settlement, Lacassine, Hathaway, Elton, Kinder, Leblanc, Reeves, Bell City, Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Buller, Harmony, Welsh, Pine Island, and Lake Charles. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 29 and 62. Interstate 210 between mile markers 3 and 12. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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