⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; Northern Newton – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 1:53AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

At 153 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lecompte to near
Burkeville. Movement was south at 35 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…
Alexandria, Pineville, De Ridder, Oakdale, Leesville, Marksville,
Bunkie, Simmesport, Rosepine, Glenmora, Merryville, Boyce,
Moreauville, Anacoco, Cheneyville, Elizabeth, Turkey Creek,
Sugartown, Toledo Bend Dam, and Hineston.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 47 and 109.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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