Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1025 AM CST FRI DEC 21 1990

AT 1025 AM CST THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS STRONG GUSTY WINDS
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WERE LOCATED JUST SOUTHEAST OF SABINE PASS AND 5
MILES SOUTH OF VINTON. THE HEAVY RAINS IN THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES THUS MOTORIST SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CAUTION.

ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER
A PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTH EAST TEXAS. THIS AREA OF
PRECIPITATION WAS FROM BLACK LAKE TO LAFAYETTE TO CAMERON TO JASPER TEXAS.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

LAZ005-006-007-008-011-012-211735-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1135 AM CST FRI DEC 21 1990

...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM TODAY FOR NORTHERN AND
WESTERN LOUISIANA...

AT 1125 AM CST STRONG THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
EXTENDED FROM JOHNSONS BAYOU NORTHWARD TO NEAR VINTON AND FROM 15 MILES
EAST OF DE QUINCEY TO NEAR JENNINGS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING
STRONG GUSTY WINDS DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PERSONS
NEAR THESE STORMS SHOULD TAKE CAUTION.

ELSEWHERE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS
CONTINUED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND ADJACENT
SECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS FROM JONESBORO
TO BATON ROUGE TO HOUSTON.

MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTH AT 40 MILES AN HOUR.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
1203 PM CST FRI DEC 21 1990

...WINTER ARRIVES IN SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT...

A FRIGID COLD FRONT IS STEADILY MOVING SOUTHWARD TOWARD SOUTH TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON. AT 1200 PM CDT...THE FRONT WAS LOCATED FROM SAN
ANTONIO TO COLLEGE STATION TO LONGVEIW. THE FRONT IS FORECASTED TO
REACH THE EAST TEXAS LAKE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE GOLDEN
TRIANGLE LATE TONIGHT DROPPING TEMPERATURES INTO THE 30S.
THE THREAT OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH TUESDAY.

THE EXTENDED COLD PERIOD WILL BE A THREAT TO PLANTS AND PETS. PLANTS
SHOULD BE BROUGHT INSIDE IF POSSIBLE OR PROVIDED WITH SOME EXTRA
PROTECTION IF NOT POSSIBLE. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE PROVIDED WITH
ADDITIONAL SHELTER AND FOOD. PIPES MAY ALSO NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM
THE COLD TEMPERATURES.

PERSONS PLANNING ON TRAVELING DURING THE HOLIDAYS SHOULD OBTAIN
WEATHER REPORTS BEFORE LEAVING. A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
AND SNOW WAS OCCURING ACROSS NORTH TEXAS AND IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH
OF WEST AND CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT...POSSIBLIY BECOMING A HAZARD TO
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.

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