WUUS54 KLCH 200310 SVRLCH LAC003-011-019-053-200345- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0047.260520T0310Z-260520T0345Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1010 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... South central Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 1010 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gillis to near Edgerly, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Moss Bluff, De Quincy, Carlyss, Buller, Lunita, Buhler, Topsy, Lebleu Settlement, Gillis, and Edgerly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3046 9284 3005 9328 3023 9367 3053 9349 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 286DEG 32KT 3044 9323 3016 9349 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Stigger/87