Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 5 at 8:36PM CDT until July 5 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 5, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
July 5, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRLCH
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 836 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near De Quincy,
moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
De Quincy, Fields, Oretta, and Buhler.
Instruction:
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 this storm. 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.
Area Description:
Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: