Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis Parishes

Source: NOAA · Southwestern Louisiana

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NOAA issued it on June 1, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Lake Charles has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for four southwestern Louisiana parishes until 10:45 PM CDT May 19.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Southwestern Louisiana
Issued
June 1, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Lake Charles LA

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Louisiana.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Lake Charles LA. Effective from 2026-05-19T22:10:00-05:00 until 2026-05-19T22:45:00-05:00. Alert type code: SVW.

Affected Areas

Allen Parish (southwestern), Beauregard Parish (south central), Calcasieu Parish (central), and Jefferson Davis Parish (northwestern) in Louisiana. Locations impacted include Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Vinton, Lake Charles Regional Airport, Moss Bluff, De Quincy, Carlyss, Buller, Lunita, Buhler, Topsy, Lebleu Settlement, Gillis, and Edgerly.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Expected Conditions

At 10:10 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gillis to near Edgerly, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and hail up to 0.75 inches. Torrential rainfall may lead to flash flooding. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring.

Timeline

Warning in effect until 10:45 PM CDT on May 19, 2026.

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NWS Lake Charles has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for four southwestern Louisiana parishes until 10:45 PM CDT May 19.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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