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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.

 

 

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