⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Beauregard; Northern Newton – Sunday, July 5, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 5 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

At 800 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Merryville, moving south at 10 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…
Merryville, Singer, Junction, and Bivens.

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.