Ben Terry
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Lake Charles, LA, United States
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FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Warm and breezy weekend; more showers Sunday
Saturday brings a fast turnaround with warmer temperatures back by afternoon thanks to a warm front and gusty southwesterly winds between 15 and 30 mph at times by Saturday afternoon and evening. Highs tomorrow max out in the upper 70s with a much milder evening ahead for Saturday night. → Read More
Tornado Watch in effect through this evening
A Tornado Watch has been issued for Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Allen and Beauregard parishes until 6:00 p.m.Stay tuned to KPLC for the latest weather updates. → Read More
FIRST ALERT FORECAST: Warm days are numbered as a long duration cooldown arrives by Saturday
Our warmest days are quickly coming to an end by Saturday as a strong cold front moves through the area, dropping highs by 20+ degrees compared to the near 80 degree high we’ll see on Friday. Weekend highs stay in the 50s while some rain comes into the mix as well early Saturday. → Read More
Tropical Depression 9 forms, likely a threat to Florida next week
Tropical Depression 9 forms, most likely an issue for the State of Florida next week → Read More
Ian now a Category 3 Hurricane. Likely a threat to Florida this week
Hurricane Ian will bring major problems to Florida this week. Ian poses no threat to us here in Southwest Louisiana. → Read More
TRACKING NICHOLAS: Flooding rains possible for parts of SW Louisiana on Tuesday
Nicholas is meandering off the coast of south Texas and continues to reform farther north. This means landfall will occur sooner in the vicinity of Port O’Connor, Texas late Monday. Impacts locally will begin overnight into Tuesday with periods of heavy rain moving into Southwest Louisiana that could lead to some street flooding. → Read More
TRACKING NICHOLAS: Risk of flooding for SWLA much lower now
Nicholas has weakened significantly and is barely holding on to tropical storm status, it should be downgraded to a depression later tonight. And at this point the risk of flooding is much lower than earlier! But it is not zero either... → Read More
UPS driver helps teen robbery victim, beaten for his sneakers
Detectives arrested two teenagers, who are facing charges of robbery and possession of stolen property, in relation to the incident. → Read More
Mom uses CPR to save baby who stopped breathing during heart attack
The baby girl's parents want to stress the importance of knowing CPR, not just for adults and kids but for infants as well. → Read More
Vitamin C and zinc don’t help fight COVID, study says
The report concluded that the supplements did nothing to help people with COVID, even when taken in high doses. → Read More
Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. → Read More
‘He is a miracle’: NY baby survives liver transplant, COVID-19
The baby boy is getting to ready to celebrate his first birthday, just months after surviving COVID-19 and receiving a liver transplant. → Read More
Walmart to limit number of customers in stores amid coronavirus surge
Walmart has gone back to counting and monitoring how many customer enter and leave its stores. → Read More
WATCH: Live storm cameras along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - Live web cams courtesy of hurricanetrack.com → Read More
Hurricane season preparedness tips
We have a checklist on how to prepare for severe weather in our area. → Read More
TROPICAL UPDATE: Tropical Storm Laura forms in the Atlantic; system in Gulf to be named Marco and threaten SWLA next week
Two tropical systems could threaten the Gulf Coast by next week → Read More
TV host Regis Philbin dies at 88
Longtime television host Regis Philbin died Friday at the age of 88, People magazine reports, citing a statement from his family. → Read More
Hurricane Hanna nearing landfall on South Texas coast this afternoon
The projected path still brings the storm inland around Corpus Christi by Saturday afternoon at winds just shy of hurricane force at 65 mph. → Read More
T.D. Eight headed for a TX landfall this weekend; Gonzalo set to become a hurricane in the Atlantic
There has been more of a track shift to the south though with this latest update, bringing the system into Corpus Christi area by Saturday morning as Tropical Storm Hanna with winds of 50 mph. This track shift is a little more significant for our weather because it will likely mean lower rain totals → Read More
McConnell to unveil new stimulus, with direct payments and reduced jobless aid, despite GOP revolt
The package, called CARES II, is made up of separate bills from 10 senators as McConnell seeks to replicate an earlier strategy to launch negotiations with Democrats. But the path will be tougher this time. → Read More