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Special Weather Statement
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Status: | Actual |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Certainty: | Observed |
| Effective: | July 21, 2026, 7:14 pm |
| Expires: | July 21, 2026, 8:00 pm |
| Area: | Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Lower St. Mary |
| Sender: | NWS Lake Charles LA |
At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bayou Geneve, or near Stephensville, moving south at 20 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, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista,nStephensville, Baldwin, Patterson Memorial Airport, Amelia, Bayou Geneve, Charenton, Pierre Part, and Centerville.
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.
