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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.

 

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