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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
330 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES FIELDS...
NORTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES DE QUINCY...
* UNTIL 415 AM CDT
* AT 330 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FIELDS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LUNITA AND FIELDS BY 345 AM CDT...
ORETTA AND DE QUINCY BY 400 AM CDT...
BUHLER BY 405 AM CDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. STAY INDOORS...
AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.
LAT...LON 3062 9328 3029 9328 3034 9380 3053 9380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0830Z 267DEG 31KT 3043 9373
$$
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 50.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 48.0 FEET...CARTHAGE POINT ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
&&
FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI CREST TIME DATE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATCHEZ 48 50.5 TUE 09 PM 50.4 50.3 50.1 CRESTING
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 50.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 48.0 FEET...CARTHAGE POINT ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
&&
FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI CREST TIME DATE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATCHEZ 48 50.5 TUE 09 PM 50.4 50.3 50.1 CRESTING
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG
* UNTIL SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 44.2 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 43.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 44.6 FEET...RESIDENCE ON WILLIAMS STREET IN VICKSBURG
BEGINS TO FLOOD.
* IMPACT...AT 44.0 FEET...FORD AND KINGS SUBDIVISION AT PITTMAN ROAD
AND MARY'S ALLEY BEGINS TO FLOOD.
&&
FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI CREST TIME DATE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
VICKSBURG 43 44.2 TUE 09 PM 44.1 43.9 43.4 CRESTING
$$
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9:00 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 50.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE SLOWLY FALLING OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
* IMPACT...AT 48.0 FEET...CARTHAGE POINT ROAD BECOMES IMPASSABLE.
&&
FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME WED THU FRI CREST TIME DATE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
NATCHEZ 48 50.5 TUE 09 PM 50.4 50.3 50.1 CRESTING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUNKIE...
EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORROW...
* UNTIL 445 AM CDT
* AT 250 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THIS
AREA DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THESE STORMS SLOWLY
MOVE EAST.
THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL
AS PONDING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLOOD WATERS.
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE
FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3097 9219 3082 9207 3056 9228 3054 9240
3067 9260 3097 9230
$$
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUNKIE...
EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORROW...
* UNTIL 445 AM CDT
* AT 250 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THIS
AREA DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THESE STORMS SLOWLY
MOVE EAST.
THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL
AS PONDING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLOOD WATERS.
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE
FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3097 9219 3082 9207 3056 9228 3054 9240
3067 9260 3097 9230
$$
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED AN
* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IN...
SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BUNKIE...
EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VILLE PLATTE...MAMOU...
NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORROW...
* UNTIL 445 AM CDT
* AT 250 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW AROUND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN ACROSS THIS
AREA DURING THE PAST 3 HOURS. UP TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF RAIN WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS THESE STORMS SLOWLY
MOVE EAST.
THIS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF STREETS IN URBAN AREAS AS WELL
AS PONDING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DEPTH AND SPEED OF FLOOD WATERS.
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE
FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE
ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN
AROUND...DONT DROWN.
&&
LAT...LON 3097 9219 3082 9207 3056 9228 3054 9240
3067 9260 3097 9230
$$
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TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms during the evening and again after midnight. Severe weather is possible. Lows 70-73. South wind 8-16 mph, except stronger and variable near storms.
WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy rain is possible. Highs in the 80s. SW wind 5-12 mph, except stronger and variable near storms.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Fair sky early followed by mostly clouds late. Lows 65-70. Little or no wind.
THURSDAY...Early fog is possible, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 86-91. S/SW wind 3-8 mph.
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