Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
1055 AM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA...

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA TODAY
AND THIS AFTERNOON. NACOGDOCHES SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED WATER NEAR 12
INCHES DEEP OVER STATE HIGHWAYS 21...7 WEST AND MANY COUNTY ROADS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS UNTIL 1 PM CDT...INCLUDING THE BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR/ORANGE
METEORPOLITAN AREA...LUFKIN AND THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA. AT 1050 AM
CDT...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM HOUSTON TO
KOUNTZE TO JASPER EXTENDING TO NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST
STORMS WERE OCCURING IN SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN AND NORTHEASTERN TYLER
COUNTIES.

THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST NEAR 40 MPH.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY
AND THIS AFTERNOON INCLUDING THE BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR/ORANGE
METROPOLITAN AREA AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

PERSONS IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS
REQUIREMENTS AND KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO THE NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND T.V. STATIONS
FOR THE LASTEST DEVELOPMENTS OR A WARNING IF CONDITIONS WARRENT.

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TXZ028-032-033-045-046-047-048-049-141740-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1135 AM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR VERNON
PARISH...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...

AT 1125 AM...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS SHOWN
OVER EAST TEXAS FROM JUST EAST OF KIRBYVILLE TO 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF
BEAUMONT. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF AN AREA OF RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NEAR NATCHEZ
MISSISSIPPI TO OPELPUSAS TO 60 MILES SOUTH OF SABINE PASS.

THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED INTO NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST
LOUISIANA AND INTO TEXAS TO WELL WEST OF HOUSTON AND LUFKIN.
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MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT NEAR 50 MPH.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1210 PM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR VERNON
PARISH...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVE INTO BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES
THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 1205 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE SHOWN FROM THE LEESVILLE AREA
TO THE SABINE RIVER BETWEEN ORANGE TEXAS AND MERRYVILLE LOUISIANA...
TO 35 MILES WEST OF DE RIDDER.  THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

WITH THIS PRESENT SPEED AND DIRECTION...THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES...AND ALSO MOVE INTO
RAPIDES PARISH DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

RESIDENTS OF THE NAMED PARISHES CAN EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
IN ADDITION...MOTORIST SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR STANDING
WATER ON ROADS...AND VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL ACCOMPANYING THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

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TXZ028-032-033-045-046-047-048-049-141845-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1245 PM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR VERNON
PARISH...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAYV RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
PARTS OF BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 1232 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS SHOWN FROM JUST WEST OF
JENA...TO THE DE RIDDER AREA...INTO TO TEXAS TO JUST NORTH OF
BEAUMONT TEXAS.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED
FROM THE DE RIDDER AREA...TO 25 MILES WEST OF VINTON.  THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING AT A RAPID PACE...THE
ACTIVITY HAS BE MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THE PAST
TWO HOURS.  THE GROUND IS SATURATED ACROSS THESE PARISHES AND
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
ROADWAYS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY FLOODING OCCURS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1245 PM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FOR VERNON
PARISH...
...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
PARTS OF BEAUREGARD AND VERNON PARISHES THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 1232 PM...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS SHOWN FROM JUST WEST OF
JENA...TO THE DE RIDDER AREA...INTO TO TEXAS TO JUST NORTH OF
BEAUMONT.  THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WERE DETECTED FROM THE
DE RIDDER AREA...TO 25 MILES WEST OF VINTON.  THE THUNDERSTORMS
WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR.

ALTHOUGH THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING AT A RAPID PACE...THE
ACTIVITY HAS BE MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA DURING THE PAST
TWO HOURS.  THE GROUND IS SATURATED ACROSS THESE PARISHES AND
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
ROADWAYS.

RESIDENTS SHOULD CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS AND MOVE TO
A PLACE OF SAFETY FLOODING OCCURS OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE ANTICIPATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS.

ELSEHWERE...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN CONTINUED FROM OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS FROM WHITE LAKE LOUISIANA TO HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...INLAND
TO THE BUNKIE LOUISIANA AND CONROE TEXAS AREAS...TO WELL NORTH JENA
...MANSFIELD LOUISIANA...AND LUFKIN TEXAS.

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TXZ028-032-033-045-046-047-048-049-141952-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
150 PM CDT SUN APR 14 1991

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA...

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
PARTS OF BEAUREGARD PARISH THIS AFTERNOON...

AT 130 PM...A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR DE RIDDER TO JUST
WEST OF DE QUINCY.  THESE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE OVER AN AREA WHERE
HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.

PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN..STRONG GUSTY WINDS..SMALL HAIL..AND STREET
FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS OVER BEAREGUARD PARISH
DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS..WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN..
CONTINUED ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI TO
NEAR JENNINGS TO NEAR GALVESTON.  THE ACTICITY EXTENDED TO NORTHERN
TOLEDO BEND LAKE AND TO JUST EAST OF COLLEGE STATION TEXAS.

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE SHOWN FROM NORTHEAST OF
LAFAYETTE TO NORTHEAST OF BATON ROUGE.

WIDMELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO SHOWN OVER THE GULF
FROM EAST OF GALVESTON TO 20 MILES SOUTH OF CAMERON AND EXTENDED TO 80
MILES OFFSHORE SOUTH OF CAMERON.

MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.