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Special Weather Statement
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Effective: | August 17, 2025, 8:51 pm |
| Expires: | August 17, 2025, 9:15 pm |
| Area: | Lower St. Martin; Upper St. Mary; Lower St. Mary |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
At 351 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Berwick, moving southwest at 15 mph HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph SOURCE...Radar indicated IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundnunsecured objects Locations impacted include...nMorgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Stephensville, Bayou Vista, and Patterson Memorial Airport.
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.nnFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safenshelter inside a building or vehicle.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.nnFrequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.nLightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safenshelter inside a building or vehicle.