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Extreme Wind Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1254 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Extreme Wind Warning for...
Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southwestern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
South central Newton County in southeastern Texas...
Eastern Orange County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 300 AM CDT.
* At 1254 AM CDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar and surface
observations indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall
of Hurricane Laura, were moving onshore along a line extending
from 6 miles northeast of Rockefeller Wildlife Range to Thornwell
to Westlake to NEAR Port Arthur, moving north at 20 mph. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION!
* Locations impacted include...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, Jennings, Cameron, Westlake, West
Orange, Welsh, Vinton and Iowa.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado
was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your
shelter. Take action now to protect your life!
The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a
reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or
other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows
to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of
these life-threatening conditions.
&&
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for southwestern
Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.
LAT...LON 2976 9310 2977 9313 2978 9323 2977 9334
2980 9333 2976 9335 2977 9348 2974 9375
2988 9377 2997 9376 2999 9379 3034 9384
3072 9350 3071 9293 3028 9265 3006 9269
3004 9272 3004 9269 2962 9276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 177DEG 16KT 2973 9267 3009 9282 3025 9324 2979
9392
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