Severe Thunderstorm Warning 124, NWS Lake Charles, LA

TXZ033-212300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
340PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA INCLUDING
ANGELINA...NACOGDOCHES...SAN AUGUSTINE AND SABINE UNTIL 8PM CST.

AT 340PM CST LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS SPREADING EASTWARD AT 20 MPH
ACROSS THE LAKES AREA.  STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM LAKE
LIVINGSTON SOUTHWARD TO THE HOUSTON AREA. NUMEROUS TORNADOES HAVE
BEEN REPORTED IN METROPOLITAN HOUSTON. STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 25 MPH.

BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR IF
THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED.
DJ

TXC048-047-212300-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
355PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 8PM CST.

THE WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF WOODVILLE TO JASPER AND EXTENDS
SOUTHWARD TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.  BEAUMONT AND
PORT ARTHUR ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

AT 350PM CST RADARS SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR LIVINGSTON
SOUTH TO NEAR BAYTOWN.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND
25 MPH.  NUMEROUS TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE HOUSTON AREA.

RAIN SHOWERS HAVE STARTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN BEAUMONT AND ORANGE.

CONDITIONS ARE QUITE FAVORABLE FOR DANGEROUS WEATHER THIS EVENING.
EVERYONE SHOULD BrE PREPARED FOR HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLE
TORNADOES.
DJ

TXZ048-047-212330

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
430PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 8PM CST.

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL
8PM CST.

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS JUST AHEAD OF
A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

TORNADO HAVE BEEN FORMING FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE HOUSTON AREA.  THE    8
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES IS QUITE HIGH.

ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR BAD WEATHER THIS EVENING.
DJ

TXZ048-047-033-220130

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
635PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 8PM.
A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 8PM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS EXPIRE AT 7PM FOR ORANGE JEFFERSON
JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES.

AT 635PM A LINE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR
LEESVILLE LOUISIANA TO ORANGE TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF HIGH ISLAND.
THE LINE WAS MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE LINE WILL SOON MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND THE WATCH
IS EXPECTED TO BE CANCELLED.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER IN THE MARINE AREA FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS.
DJ

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
710 PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

TIME             LOCATION                    REPORT

605 PM       MERRYVILLE           BEAUREGARD PARISH SHERIFF REPORTED
CST          BEAUREGARD PARISH    NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN BY HIGH WINDS.
                                  SOME ROADWAYS BLOCKED.

622 PM       MERRYVILLE           BEAUREGARD PARISH CIVIL DEFENSE OFFICIAL
CST          BEAUREGARD PARISH    AND SHERIFF DEPUTY REPORTED A ROOF WAS
                                  BLOWN OFF OF A HOME BY A POSSIBLE TORNADO.

TXZ033-046-048-220230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX
722 PM CST SAT NOV 21 1992

...TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OUT OF OF THE AREA...

AT 720 PM...RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN LOUISIANA
FROM SOUTH OF NATCHITOCHES...THROUGH LEESVILLE...TO JUST WEST OF LAKE
CHARLES AND INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE LINE OF STORMS WAS MOVING EAST
AROUND 20 MILES AN HOUR.  LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED OVER MUCH OF
EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

WITH THE THUNDERSTORMS NOW IN LOUISIANA...THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
IS OVER.  THE TORNADO WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
ALSO ALL WARNINGS H4AVE ALSO EXPIRED.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING...RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS CAN
EXPECT LIGHT RAIN...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

JJ

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