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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
| Severity: | Severe |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Immediate |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Effective: | August 26, 2026, 12:29 am |
| Expires: | August 26, 2026, 12:45 am |
| Area: | St. Martin, LA; St. Mary, LA |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stephensville,nmoving southwest at 20 mph HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 646 PM CDT, half dollar size hail wasnreported near Napoleonville IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage tonroofs, siding, and trees Locations impacted include...nMorgan City, Patterson, Berwick, Stephensville, Bayou Vista, Amelia,nand Patterson Memorial Airport.
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of anbuilding.nnContinuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.nMove indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leadingnkillers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough tonbe struck by lightning.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of anbuilding.nnContinuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.nMove indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leadingnkillers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough tonbe struck by lightning.
