


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
359 WWUS84 KLCH 052212 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 512 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 LAZ055-154-254-052300- Lower St. Martin LA-Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA- 512 PM CDT Sat Jul 5 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ST. MARY AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 600 PM CDT... At 512 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Patterson Memorial Airport, or near Patterson, moving west at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea 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... Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Stephensville, Burns Point, Baldwin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Amelia, Bayou Geneve, and Centerville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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 2961 9114 2959 9116 2961 9118 2958 9122 2955 9124 2954 9127 2948 9127 2944 9126 2943 9128 2955 9160 2981 9167 2986 9120 2985 9118 2983 9111 2981 9109 2975 9109 2974 9110 2969 9110 2964 9111 2963 9108 TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 077DEG 11KT 2974 9138 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Calhoun