⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Upper Jefferson; Lower Jefferson – Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 15 at 7:40AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

At 740 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Fannett, or 9 miles northeast of Hamshire, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Beaumont, Port Arthur, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Central
Gardens, Fannett, La Belle, Port Acres, and Southeast Texas Regional
Airport.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 856 and
837.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.