⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Northern Orange; Southern Orange – Friday, September 11, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 11 at 4:14PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA

Details

At 414 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pine Forest, or near Vidor, moving east 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…
Orange, Vidor, West Orange, Mauriceville, Rose City, Pine Forest,
Lakeview, Weiss Bluff, Gist, and Pinehurst.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 875 and
858.

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.