BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 959 PM CDT FRI SEP 23 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* WARNING FOR ONSET OF DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO FORCE WINDS FOR... CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
* UNTIL 1200 AM CDT
* AT 1000 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE HURRICANE EYEWALL APPROACHING THE WARNING AREA.
* DESTRUCTIVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 100 TO 120 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS CAMERON PARISH AND JEFFERSON COUNTY PRODUCING TORNADO-LIKE DAMAGE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
TAKE COVER NOW! TREAT THESE IMMINENT EXTREME WINDS AS IF A TORNADO WAS APPROACHING. MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE SAFE ROOM IN YOUR SHELTER AND TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
THESE DESTRUCTIVE WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE SIMILAR TO A TORNADO. SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND REMAIN IN YOUR SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE EYEWALL PASSES.
Edited by Thunderbird12 (Fri Sep 23 2005 11:23 PM)
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