Oakdale is about 40 miles North East of Lake Charles on the road between Lake Charles and Alexandria.
The bad news is that Fort Polk is about 20-30 miles away...
Might need some extra prayers...
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a Tornado Warning for Acadia Parish in southwest Louisiana and Vermilion Parish in southwest Louisiana until 11:00pm.At 10:22pm, National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 10 miles southeast of Estherwood, moving west at 45 mph.
The tornado is expected to be near Egan by 10:35pm.
This tornado is wrapped in rain.
This is SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE.