Expires:202411190045;Remove:202411190045;276834 WWUS84 KLCH 190016 SPSLCH Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 616 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2024 LAZ027-TXZ260-190045- Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX- 616 PM CST Mon Nov 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CST... At 616 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Anacoco to near Stringtown. Movement was east at 20 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... Leesville, Newton, Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, New Llano, Hornbeck, Hutton, Burr Ferry, Kurthwood, Stringtown, Wiergate, and Evans. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for southwestern and west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas. && LAT...LON 3136 9300 3088 9347 3088 9354 3087 9356 3083 9382 3118 9361 3117 9358 3119 9355 3123 9354 3124 9356 3128 9353 3128 9344 3133 9341 3137 9326 TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 252DEG 19KT 3126 9335 3091 9369 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Jones