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 BESEVERE 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!

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