632 WFUS54 KLCH 270758 EWWLCH LAC003-011-019-023-053-115-TXC241-351-361-271000- /O.NEW.KLCH.EW.W.0003.200827T0758Z-200827T1000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Extreme Wind Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX 258 AM CDT Thu Aug 27 2020 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Extreme Wind Warning for... Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana... Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central Newton County in southeastern Texas... Eastern Orange County in southeastern Texas... East central Jasper County in southeastern Texas... * Until 500 AM CDT. * At 258 AM CDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar and surface observations indicated extreme winds, associated with the eyewall of Hurricane Laura, were moving onshore along a line extending from NEAR Deweyville to NEAR Singer to NEAR Welsh, moving north at 20 mph. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION! * Locations impacted include... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Orange, De Ridder, Cameron, Westlake, West Orange, Welsh, Vinton and Iowa. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Treat these imminent extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching and move immediately to the safe room in your shelter. Take action now to protect your life! The safest place to be during a major landfalling hurricane is in a reinforced interior room away from windows. Get under a table or other piece of sturdy furniture. Use mattresses, blankets or pillows to cover your head and body. Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions. && A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 AM CDT for southwestern and west central Louisiana...and southeastern Texas. LAT...LON 2978 9334 2979 9332 2980 9333 2980 9335 2978 9335 2978 9376 2988 9378 2989 9377 2997 9376 2999 9378 2999 9380 3000 9379 3076 9396 3108 9344 3076 9268 2977 9285 TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 176DEG 18KT 3035 9382 3073 9341 3029 9284 $$ BRADY