Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Acadia, LA; Iberia, LA; Vermilion, LA
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At 814 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Klondike to near Avery Island, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At Acadiana Regional Airport a wind gust of 76 mph was recorded. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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At 814 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Klondike to near Avery Island, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At Acadiana Regional Airport a wind gust of 76 mph was recorded. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... New Iberia, Abbeville, Kaplan, Gueydan, Mermentau, Avery Island, Forked Island, Erath, Delcambre, Maurice, Morse, Riceville, Meaux, Esther, Wright, Acadiana Regional Airport, Jefferson Island, Indian Bayou, Coteau, and Lyons Point.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 8:14PM CDT until August 21 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 21 at 7:47PM CDT until August 21 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Lake Charles LA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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