SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1016 AM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA BY EARLY EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS. THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENDING. ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NECESSARY LATER TODAY...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 247 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS IN RESPONSE TO A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OVER EAST-CENTRAL TEXAS. THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ENDING. ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN STORM SPOTTERS MAY BE NECESSARY LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AND OTHER INTERESTED CONCERNS SHOULD MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN YOUR AREA. WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH. ------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 538 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS UNTIL 640 PM CST AT 536 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEWTON MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR WIERGATE BY 600 PM CST BURKEVILLE BY 605 PM CST THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. ------------------------------------------------------------------ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 608 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS UNTIL 645 PM CST AT 604 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF NEWTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NEWTON BY 610 PM CST THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS AND DOORS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. ------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 615 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS UNTIL 705 PM CST AT 613 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 15 MILES SOUTH OF JASPER OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF KIRBYVILLE MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BON AMI BY 620 PM CST KIRBYVILLE BY 620 PM CST THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM...SUCH AS A CLOSET OR BATHROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 624 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...TORNADO WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR JASPER COUNTY UNTIL 705 PM AND NEWTON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM... AT 620 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO 3 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON IN NEWTON COUNTY AND 2 MILES NORTH OF KIRBYVILLE IN JASPER COUNTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PERSONS IN NEWTON AND KIRBYVILLE SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW. THE STORM IN NEWTON COUNTY HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 630 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...TORNADO WARNING FOR JASPER COUNTY TIL 705 PM... ..TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY TIL 645 PM... AT 630 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN KIRBYVILLE AND CALL ALONG THE JASPER-NEWTON COUNTY LINE...AND ANOTHER TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO MOVING INTO NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY... NEAR BROOKELAND. PEOPLE IN JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW! ------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 635 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 735 PM CST AT 632 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 22 MILES WEST OF DERIDDER MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR JUNCTION AT 650 PM MERRYVILLE AT 655 PM SINGER AT 710 PM IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS... PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 644 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS UNTIL 730 PM CST AT 640 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTON OR NEAR BLEAKWOOD MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SALEM BY 650 PM CST A SECOND TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTY BETWEEN FARRSVILLE AND WEIRGATE BY 645 PM. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS... PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 652 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR JASPER COUNTY TIL 705 PM... ..TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY TIL 730 PM... ..TORNADO WARNING FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH TIL 735 PM... AT 650 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 3 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS: 1) 10 MILES EAST OF KIRBYVILLE OR 4 MILES EAST OF BLEAKWOOD IN NEWTON COUNTY. 2) NEAR JUNCTION IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. 3) NEAR THE JASPER-NEWTON COUNTY LINE ON HIGHWAY 63. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW! --------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 654 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... VERNON PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 800 PM CST AT 653 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF LEESVILLE OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANACOCO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR ANACOCO BY 700 PM CST LEESVILLE BY 720 PM CST SLAGLE BY 725 PM CST THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... DEADLY LIGHTNING... AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DONT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 716 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ..TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY TIL 730 PM... ..TORNADO WARNING FOR BEAUREGARD PARISH TIL 735 PM... ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR VERNON PARISH TIL 800 PM... AT 715 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED: 1) A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM ON THE SABINE RIVER 5 MILES WEST OF FIELDS IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. 2) A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM BETWEEN MERRYVILLE AND JUNCTION IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. 3) A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING ONE INCH HAIL NEAR SIMPSON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 726 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 830 PM CST AT 725 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DERIDDER OR 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF FIELDS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR FIELDS BY 730 PM CST ORETTA BY 750 PM CST RAGLEY BY 820 PM CST IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 730 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 830 PM CST AT 727 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 36 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE CHARLES OR 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF DEQUINCY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR DEQUINCY BY 745 PM CST GILLIS BY 810 CST IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS TO PROTECT YOUR BODY FROM FLYING DEBRIS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 745 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 850 PM CST AT 743 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA OR 7 MILES WEST OF MELDER MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR MELDER BY 750 PM CST GLENMORA BY 805 PM CST LONGLEAF BY 805 PM CST FOREST HILL BY 810 PM CST THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS STORM WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 758 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 845 PM CST AT 755 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES WEST OF OAKDALE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR OAKDALE BY 815 PM CST THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 803 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR... CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 850 PM CST AT 800 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF LAKE CHARLES MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SULPHUR BY 810 PM CST WESTLAKE AT 815 PM CST LAKE CHARLES BY 820 PM CST THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. AVOID WINDOWS AND DOORS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A STURDIER BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 819 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 905 PM CST AT 817 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR INDIAN BAYOU BY 835 PM CST ANDREW BY 835 PM CST MAURICE BY 845 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 832 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 935 PM CST AT 830 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 13 MILES NORTH OF CAMERON OR 10 MILES WEST OF SWEET LAKE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SWEET LAKE BY 840 PM CST CREOLE BY 900 PM CST GRAND CHENIER BY 910 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 842 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...TORNADO WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR CALCASIEU PARISH... AT 840 PM...THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM IN THE LAKE CHARLES AREA HAD DISSIPATED AND MOVED INTO CAMERON PARISH. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR CALCASIEU PARISH. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 843 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA UNTIL 930 PM CST AT 841 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAFAYETTE MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR SCOTT BY 855 PM CST YOUNGSVILLE BY 855 PM CST LAFAYETTE BY 905 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 905 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 63 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS EARLIER THIS EVENING HAVE NOW MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 912 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS OUT 20NM FROM CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER COASTAL WATERS OUT BEYOND 20NM FROM CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER UNTIL 1115 PM CST AT 910 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS FROM CAMERON EXTENDING EASTWARD TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT TO 20 NM. THIS LINE WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 KNOTS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE FROM... CAMERON TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT TO 50 NM. THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATER SAFETY FROM BOTH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION DURING THUNDERSTORMS IS TO SEEK A SAFE HARBOR...BUT IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...STAY BELOW DECK...IF POSSIBLE...AND AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 913 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH... AT 910 PM...THE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LAFAYETTE AREA HAD WEAKENED AND MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1050 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... UPPER ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 1125 PM CST AT 1049 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF ST. MARTINVILLE OR 3 MILES WEST OF BREAUX BRIDGE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR BREAUX BRIDGE BY 1055 PM CST PARKS BY 1100 PM CST ST. MARTINVILLE BY 1105 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1105 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... COASTAL WATERS OUT 20NM FROM CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER COASTAL WATERS OUT BEYOND 20NM FROM CAMERON TO LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER UNTIL 100 AM CST AT 1100 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS FROM 20 NM SOUTH OF VERMILION BAY TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT 50 NM. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 KNOTS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. WATERSPOUTS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE GREATEST FROM... VERMILION BAY TO THE LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER OUT TO 50 NM THUNDERSTORMS POSE A VARIETY OF THREATS TO BOATER SAFETY FROM BOTH GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHTNING. YOUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION DURING THUNDERSTORMS IS TO SEEK A SAFE HARBOR...BUT IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER...STAY BELOW DECK...IF POSSIBLE...AND AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1116 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 1150 PM CST AT 1114 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES NORTH OF NEW IBERIA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR NEW IBERIA BY 1125 PM CST LOREAUVILLE BY 1125 PM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1141 PM CST TUE MAR 2 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL 1245 AM CST AT 1140 PM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES WEST OF MORGAN CITY OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF PATTERSON MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR PATTERSON BY MIDNIGHT CST BERWICK BY 1210 AM CST MORGAN CITY BY 1215 AM CST SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND TORRENTIAL RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...SEEK SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND AVOID USING TELEPHONES...COMPUTERS OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. ------------------------------------------------------------------------