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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
820 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

LAZ055-154-252>254-311400-
Lower St. Martin LA-Lower Iberia LA-Lower Vermilion LA-
Lower St. Mary LA-Upper St. Mary LA-
820 AM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN IBERIA...ST. MARY...
SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION AND SOUTHEASTERN ST. MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH
900 AM CDT...

At 819 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles north of Freshwater City to Bayou
Vista. Movement was east at 25 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...
Franklin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Glencoe, Freshwater
City, Patterson, Bayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Morgan City,
Centerville, Stephensville, Burns Point, Cote Blanche Island,
Berwick, and Intracoastal City.

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.

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LAT...LON 2961 9114 2959 9116 2961 9118 2958 9122
      2955 9124 2953 9127 2944 9126 2943 9122
      2939 9121 2943 9162 2949 9164 2944 9169
      2946 9198 2947 9207 2949 9208 2948 9213
      2951 9247 2980 9241 2981 9116 2961 9112
TIME...MOT...LOC 1319Z 281DEG 23KT 2967 9226 2967 9127

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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