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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
554 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

LAZ029-032-033-052330-
Avoyelles LA-St. Landry LA-Evangeline LA-
554 PM CDT Sat Sep 5 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN EVANGELINE...
SOUTHERN AVOYELLES AND NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISHES THROUGH 630
PM CDT...

At 554 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Dupont, or near Bayou Current, moving southwest at 30 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...
Opelousas, Bunkie, Simmesport, Melville, Moreauville, Palmetto, Bayou
Current, Morrow, Cottonport, Washington, Evergreen, Plaucheville,
Goudeau, Indian Lake, Chicot State Park, Whiteville, Big Cane, Big
Bend, Dupont, and Grand Prairie.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 23 and 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3102 9175 3097 9181 3087 9180 3085 9182
      3084 9180 3081 9181 3078 9177 3074 9176
      3070 9173 3067 9173 3062 9183 3055 9215
      3086 9234 3097 9225 3096 9221 3099 9221
      3110 9178
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 062DEG 26KT 3087 9187

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

$$

Calhoun