Headline: Special Weather Statement issued July 24 at 5:22PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Event: Special Weather Statement
Sender Name: NWS Lake Charles LA
Issued: 2013-07-24T17:22:17-05:00
Expires: 2013-07-24T18:45:00-05:00
Description: AT 517 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF
HOLLOWAY TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FLATWOODS TO 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HORNBECK…MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND…LENA…
FLATWOODS…BALL…TIMBER TRAILS…BOYCE AND PARADISE.

THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THESE STORMS ARE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND WIND
GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH…WHICH COULD DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING
UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME…RESULTING IN PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
ROADWAYS. REMEMBER…DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED
ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING.
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Observed
Area Description: Rapides; Vernon; Avoyelles