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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

UNTIL 535 AM CST

AT 428 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE OR 6 MILES WEST OF ESTHER MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
INTRACOASTAL CITY BY 432 AM CST
ESTHER BY 430 AM CST
PERRY BY 440 AM CST
ABBEVILLE BY 440 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.

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

...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH 505 AM......
...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR VERMILION PARISH UNTIL 535 AM...

AT 436 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS IN LAFAYETTE AND EASTERN VERMILION PARISH...MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM IN LAFAYETTE PARISH HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 3/4 INCH HAIL IN SCOTT. PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED HEADLINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
441 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAFAYETTE PARISH UNTIL 505 AM......
TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT FOR VERMILION PARISH UNTIL 535 AM...

AT 436 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORMS IN LAFAYETTE AND EASTERN VERMILION PARISH...MOVING NORTHEAST 40 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM IN LAFAYETTE PARISH HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING 3/4 INCH HAIL IN SCOTT. PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
453 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

TORNADO WARNING FOR...
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

UNTIL 600 AM CST

AT 453 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES WEST OF NEW IBERIA OR 3 MILES SOUTH OF LOZES MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
LOZES BY 457 AM CST
BRANNON BY 500 AM CST
NEW IBERIA BY 505 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.

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

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

UNTIL 625 AM CST

AT 519 AM CST... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FRANKLIN OR 14 MILES WEST OF BURNS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
BURNS BY 535 AM CST
BALDWIN BY 545 AM CST
FRANKLIN BY 545 AM CST
CHARENTON BY 550 AM CST
MORGAN CITY BY 605 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
658 AM CST SAT JAN 2 1999

...TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED EARLIER THIS MORNING FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SEVERE WEATHER HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

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.

(F6-F12) 319 mph to MACH 1, the speed of sound The maximum wind speeds of tornadoes are not expected to reach the F6 wind speeds.

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