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.

Fujita Tornado Intensity Scale

F0 - F1 Weak Tornado

F2 - F3 Strong Tornado

F4 - F5 Violent Tornado

(F0) Gale tornado (40-72 mph) Light damage. Some damage to chimneys; break branches off trees; push over shallow-rooted trees; damage sign boards.

(F1) Moderate tornado (73-112 mph) Moderate damage. The lower limit is the beginning of hurricane wind speed; peel surface off roofs; mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned; moving autos pushed off the roads.

(F2) Significant tornado (113-157 mph) Considerable damage. Roofs torn off frame houses; mobile homes demolished; boxcars pushed over; large trees snapped or uprooted; light-object missiles generated.

(F3) Severe tornado (158-206 mph) Severe damage. Roofs and some walls torn off well-constructed houses; trains overturned; most trees in forest uprooted; heavy cars lifted off the ground and thrown.

(F4) Devastating tornado (207-260) Devastating damage. Well-constructed houses leveled; structures with weak foundations blown off some distance; cars thrown and large missiles generated.

(F5) Incredible tornado (261-318 mph) Incredible damage. Strong frame houses lifted off foundations and carried considerable distance to disintegrate; automobile sized missiles fly through the air in excess of 100 meters(109 yds); trees debarked; incredible phenomena will occur.

(from J. Atmos. Sci., August 1981, pg 1517-1519)