Abbeville, LA Weather Warnings
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 28 at 12:22PM CDT until May 28 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 343 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA EVANGELINE ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BAYOU VISTA, BEAVER, BERWICK, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BUNDICK LAKE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EUNICE, FIELDS, FORKED ISLAND, FORT JOHNSON, FRANKLIN, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, KINDER, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, MAMOU, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORETTA, PATTERSON, PICKERING, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SLAGLE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.
National Weather Service
Special Weather Statement issued May 28 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Maurice to Sorrel. Movement was southeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Lafayette, New Iberia, Abbeville, Scott, Franklin, St. Martinville, Jeanerette, Avery Island, Broussard, Youngsville, Baldwin, Erath, Delcambre, Maurice, Loreauville, Lydia, Acadiana Regional Airport, Jefferson Island, Sorrel, and Coteau. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CDT for south central and southwestern Louisiana.
National Weather Service
