WFUS54 KLCH 040545
TORLCH
LAC011-115-TXC351-040615-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0053.120404T0545Z-120404T0615Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1245 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
  NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1240 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
  STRINGTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  BURR FERRY BY 115 AM CDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY
TIME. TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

&&

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3118 9355 3100 9325 3079 9354 3086 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 214DEG 16KT 3089 9357

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