Headline:
Tornado Warning issued November 5 at 9:26AM CST until November 5 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Tornado Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 5, 2024 - 7:26am
Expires:
November 5, 2024 - 8:00am
Description:
TORLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southwestern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 1000 AM CST.
* At 926 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Bayou Chicot, or near Turkey Creek, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Bunkie and Cheneyville around 930 AM CST.
Evergreen around 945 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St.
Landry.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 46 and 56.
Instruction:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
Area Description:
Avoyelles, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA