BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
304 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

UNTIL 410 AM CST

AT 303 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 25 MILES WEST OF CROWLEY OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MILLERVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
EVANGELINE BY 315 AM CST
MILLERVILLE BY 320 AM CST
IOTA BY 325 AM CST
MAXIE BY 330 AM CST
CHURCH POINT BY 345 AM 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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
317 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER. THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE NO LONGER IN THE TORNADO WATCH...TYLER...JASPER... NEWTON...HARDIN...ORANGE AND JEFFERSON. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS THAT PRODUCED THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA INTO LOUISIANA.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
323 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH UNTIL 340 AM...
...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ACADIA PARISH UNTIL 410 AM...

AT 321 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM JUST EAST OF HAYES IN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH. ANOTHER TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS WAS 4 MILES WEST OF IOTA. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ACADIA PARISHES SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
332 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
AVOYELLES PARISH IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

UNTIL 435 AM CST

AT 331 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARKSVILLE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
MANSURA BY 333 AM CST
MARKSVILLE BY 335 AM CST
MOREAUVILLE BY 335 AM CST
BORDELONVILLE BY 345 AM CST

TAKE COVER NOW.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
345 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ST. LANDRY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

UNTIL 450 AM CST

AT 345 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OPELOUSAS OR 5 MILES WEST OF LEWISBURG MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
LEDOUX BY 355 AM CST
OPELOUSAS BY 400 AM CST
LEONVILLE BY 405 AM 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.

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
406 AM CST SAT JAN 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 610 AM CST

AT 405 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM PECAN ISLAND TO OVER 50NM SOUTH OF CAMERON....MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF WINDS IN EXCESS OF 50 KTS AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

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 - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
418 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

UNTIL 505 AM CST

AT 417 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF LAFAYETTE OR 5 MILES WEST OF DUSON MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
DUSON BY 425 AM CST
SCOTT BY 430 AM CST
LAFAYETTE BY 435 AM 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.

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