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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0065 Issued by the Lake Charles Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-06-19 20:53:07 828 WUUS54 KLCH 200152 SVRLCH LAC009-039-079-200300- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0065.260620T0152Z-260620T0300Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 852 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... North central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Southwestern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana... * Until 1000 PM CDT. * At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lecompte, or near Cheneyville, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bunkie, Cheneyville, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Echo, Poland, Woodworth, and Forest Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3095 9252 3113 9253 3121 9214 3093 9208 TIME...MOT...LOC 0152Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9235 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Slaughter Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-19 21:07:07 198 WWUS54 KLCH 200206 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 906 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 LAC009-039-079-200300- /O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/ Rapides LA-Evangeline LA-Avoyelles LA- 906 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES...NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE AND SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES... At 906 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lecompte, or near Cheneyville, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Bunkie, Cheneyville, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Echo, Poland, Woodworth, and Forest Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. && LAT...LON 3095 9252 3113 9253 3121 9214 3093 9208 TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9234 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Slaughter Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-06-19 21:23:08
629
WWUS54 KLCH 200222
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
LAC039-200232-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/
Evangeline LA-
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE
PARISH IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9214 3093 9208 3094 9228 3097 9228
3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235
3098 9236 3099 9236 3099 9238 3100 9238
3100 9239 3114 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9232
$$
LAC009-079-200300-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/
Rapides LA-Avoyelles LA-
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES AND SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...
At 922 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheneyville,
and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bunkie, Cheneyville, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Echo, and Poland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9214 3093 9208 3094 9228 3097 9228
3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235
3098 9236 3099 9236 3099 9238 3100 9238
3100 9239 3114 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9232
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Slaughter
Action: Continued Issued At: 2026-06-19 21:23:08
629
WWUS54 KLCH 200222
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
LAC039-200232-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/
Evangeline LA-
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE
PARISH IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9214 3093 9208 3094 9228 3097 9228
3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235
3098 9236 3099 9236 3099 9238 3100 9238
3100 9239 3114 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9232
$$
LAC009-079-200300-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/
Rapides LA-Avoyelles LA-
922 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES AND SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...
At 922 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cheneyville,
and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Bunkie, Cheneyville, Lecompte, Hessmer, Evergreen, Echo, and Poland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9214 3093 9208 3094 9228 3097 9228
3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235
3098 9236 3099 9236 3099 9238 3100 9238
3100 9239 3114 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9232
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Slaughter
Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-06-19 21:58:47
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WWUS54 KLCH 200258 RRA
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
958 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
LAC009-079-200308-
/O.EXP.KLCH.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-260620T0300Z/
Rapides LA-Avoyelles LA-
958 PM CDT Fri Jun 19 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN RAPIDES AND
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM CDT...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
&&
LAT...LON 3121 9214 3093 9208 3094 9228 3097 9228
3096 9233 3097 9233 3097 9234 3098 9235
3098 9236 3099 9236 3099 9238 3100 9238
3100 9239 3114 9243
TIME...MOT...LOC 0258Z 268DEG 3KT 3106 9229
$$
Slaughter
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