BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1053 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

*UNTIL 1140 AM CDT

* AT 1049 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 12 MILES SOUTH OF JENNINGS OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE ARTHUR MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR
LAKE ARTHUR BY 1052 AM CDT
JENNINGS BY 1105 AM CDT
WELSH BY 1110 AM CDT
LACASSINE BY 1113 AM CDT
HATHAWAY BY 1120 AM CDT

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.

DARBY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1133 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

...TORNADO WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1140 AM FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH...

THE LAKE CHARLES WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF JENNINGS. RESIDENTS OF RAYMOND...HATHAWAY ...CHINA AND ELTON SHOULD SEEK COVER NOW.

NAVEJAR

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
511 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 508 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROWLEY OR 1 MILE SOUTHEAST OF MORSE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

* TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
ESTHERWOOD BY 515 PM CDT
CROWLEY BY 515 PM CDT
MERMENTAU BY 520 PM CDT
EGAN BY 520 PM CDT

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.

DARBY / SONDAG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
535 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

...TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM FOR ACADIA PARISH...

THE LAKE CHARLES WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO 4 MILES WEST OF IOTA...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN THE MIDLAND AREA. PERSONS IN WEST-CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST ACADIA PARISH SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

DARBY

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
542 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
EASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 625 PM CDT

* AT 540 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF JENNINGS OR 5 MILES EAST OF HATHAWAY MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN THE MIDLAND AREA...IN ACADIA PARISH.

* TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
ELTON BY 550 PM CDT

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.

DARBY / SONDAG

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
545 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA
EVANGELINE PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 650 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AT TORNADO 17 MILES EAST OF KINDER OR 5 MILES SOUTH OF BASILE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

* TORNADO WILL BE NEAR
BASILE BY 550 PM CDT
HAMPTON BY 550 PM CDT
SOILEU BY 605 PM CDT
OBERLIN BY 610 PM CDT
OAKDALE BY 630 PM CDT

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.

DARBY / SONDAG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
604 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

...TORNADO WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEN AND EVANGELINE PARISHES UNTIL 650 PM...
...TORNADO WARNINGS FOR JEFFERSON DAVIS AND ACADIA PARISH HAVE BEEN CANCELED...

AT 600 PM...THE LAKE CHARLES WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO NEAR OBERLIN...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN THE MIDLAND AREA IN ACADIA PARISH. PERSONS IN ALLEN AND EVANGELINE PARISHES SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

SONDAG

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
622 PM CDT FRI SEP 11 1998

...TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALLEN PARISH UNTIL 650 PM...
...TORNADO WARNING CANCELED FOR EVANGELINE PARISH...

THE LAKE CHARLES WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUES TO INDICATE A TORNADO 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF MITTIE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A TORNADO IN THE MIDLAND AND BASILE AREAS. PERSONS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ALLEN PARISH SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW.

DARBY

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)