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Special Weather Statement
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Effective: | August 24, 2026, 8:27 pm |
| Expires: | August 24, 2026, 9:00 pm |
| Area: | Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
At 327 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sorrel, or near Jeanerette, moving southwest at 30 mph HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph SOURCE...Radar indicated IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow aroundnunsecured objects Locations impacted include...nNew Iberia, Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Jeanerette, Berwick,nBayou Vista, Cypremort Point, Stephensville, Belle River, Baldwin,nLoreauville, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial Airport, Lydia, Sorrel,nAmelia, Bayou Geneve, Glencoe, and Cote Blanche Island.
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
