SE TX/SW LA weather: Much cooler and WET after Tuesday

[southerngale]

Tornado Warning

TORNADO WARNING
TXC241-457-150745-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0014.080515T0721Z-080515T0745Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
221 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES...ROCKLAND...COLMESNEIL...CHESTER...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 217 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF CHESTER...MOVING EAST AT 38 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
ROCKLAND AND 7 MILES NORTH OF COLMESNEIL BY 240 AM CDT...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3107 9458 3106 9453 3105 9451 3104 9447
3108 9426 3092 9424 3090 9464 3098 9466
3102 9466
TIME...MOT...LOC 0721Z 264DEG 33KT 3099 9463

$$

SHAMBURGER

[TexasSam]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
229 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LEAGUE CITY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 245 AM CDT

* AT 225 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CUT AND SHOOT..AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
WILLIS AND COLDSPRING

[southerngale]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
TXC241-457-150830-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0072.080515T0746Z-080515T0830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
246 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES...ROCKLAND...COLMESNEIL...
NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES...BROOKELAND...SAM RAYBURN DAM...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT

* AT 242 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTH OF ROCKLAND TO
COLMESNEIL...AND MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SAM RAYBURN DAM BY 315 AM CDT...
BROOKELAND BY 325 AM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3106 9453 3104 9447 3112 9405 3115 9404
3115 9395 3082 9408 3083 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 263DEG 29KT 3108 9437 3088 9445

$$

SHAMBURGER

[TexasSam]

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0934
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0211 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

AREAS AFFECTED...SOUTHERN LA INTO FAR WESTERN MS

CONCERNING...SEVERE POTENTIAL...WATCH POSSIBLE

VALID 150711Z - 150845Z

MONITORING FOR AN INCREASING SEVERE WEATHER/TORNADO THREAT ACROSS
SOUTHERN LA INTO FAR WESTERN MS OVERNIGHT...AN ADDITIONAL WATCH
COULD BE NEEDED.

STORMS CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE FAR SOUTHEAST TX/SOUTHWEST LA
COASTS OVERNIGHT. THIS ACTIVITY IS OCCURRING WITHIN A GRADUALLY
INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET AND ASSOCIATED WARM ADVECTION/MOISTURE
TRANSPORT REGIME AHEAD OF THE PARENT UPPER TROUGH. WHILE THE WIND
PROFILE DATA DERIVED FROM THE LAKE CHARLES WSR-88D VWP ONLY
CURRENTLY REFLECTS 20-25 KT SOUTHERLIES AT 1 KM...LATEST RUC
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS AN INCREASE TO 35-40 KT THROUGH THE 09Z-12Z
TIMEFRAME...A TREND ALREADY REFLECTED IN THE UPSTREAM WINDS PER THE
HOUSTON WSR-88D VAD. GIVEN GRADUALLY IMPROVING LOW LEVEL WIND
PROFILES...AND A VERY MOIST BOUNDARY LAYER WITH LOWER 70S F
DEWPOINTS...TRENDS WILL BE MONITORED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL
WATCH EXTENSION /WW 324/ AND/OR AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO WATCH ACROSS
SOUTHERN LA INTO FAR WESTERN MS.

..GUYER.. 05/15/2008

[southerngale]

It's coming down in buckets... lots of thunder and lightning.

So Far Today
High: 76°F Low: 65°F Rain: 0.87"
Rain Rate: 4.16"/h Gusts: 41mph WNW





Tornado Warning

TORNADO WARNING
TXC241-351-150915-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0016.080515T0859Z-080515T0915Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
359 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES BUNA...
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES DEWEYVILLE...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 357 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR BUNA...
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 47 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
DEWEYVILLE BY 410 AM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3044 9371 3039 9376 3037 9376 3034 9377
3031 9375 3030 9371 3025 9371 3024 9374
3034 9402 3051 9395
TIME...MOT...LOC 0859Z 290DEG 41KT 3039 9388

$$

[liveweatherman]

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Issue Date: 149 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
Expiration: 230 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
ANGELINA COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LUFKIN...
NACOGDOCHES COUNTY IN EASTERN TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NACOGDOCHES...

* UNTIL 230 AM CDT

* AT 143 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
HUDSON...OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUFKIN...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
NACOGDOCHES AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF WODEN BY 220 AM CDT...
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MELROSE AND 8 MILES WEST OF MARTINSVILLE BY
230 AM CDT...

DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM.
WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A
TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND NORTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND NORTHEASTERN
TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3106 9453 3142 9495 3150 9494 3153 9488
3155 9490 3156 9488 3161 9493 3176 9491
3183 9453 3146 9431 3141 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 225DEG 26KT 3143 9479

$$

TORNADO WATCH
Issue Date: 113 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008
Expiration: 1000 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

TORNADO WATCH 324 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TXC005-037-041-051-063-067-073-183-185-199-203-225-241-291-313-
315-339-343-347-351-365-373-401-403-405-407-419-423-449-455-457-
459-471-477-499-151500-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0324.080515T0615Z-080515T1500Z/
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA BOWIE BRAZOS
BURLESON CAMP CASS
CHEROKEE GREGG GRIMES
HARDIN HARRISON HOUSTON
JASPER LIBERTY MADISON
MARION MONTGOMERY MORRIS
NACOGDOCHES NEWTON PANOLA
POLK RUSK SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN JACINTO SHELBY
SMITH TITUS TRINITY
TYLER UPSHUR WALKER
WASHINGTON WOOD
$$
ATTN...WFO...LZK...SHV...HGX...LCH...

FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 434 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008
Expiration: 700 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-
TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-150945-
/O.CON.KSHV.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-080515T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE-
COLUMBIA-UNION AR-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-
UNION LA-DE SOTO-RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-SABINE LA-
NATCHITOCHES-WINN-GRANT-CALDWELL-LA SALLE-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-
FRANKLIN-TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-
HARRISON-CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA-NACOGDOCHES-SHELBY-ANGELINA-
SAN AUGUSTINE-SABINE TX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE...ASHDOWN...HOPE...
PRESCOTT...TEXARKANA...LEWISVILLE...MAGNOLIA...EL DORADO...
SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...HOMER...RUSTON...
FARMERVILLE...MANSFIELD...COUSHATTA...BIENVILLE...JONESBORO...
MONROE...MANY...NATCHITOCHES...WINNFIELD...COLFAX...COLUMBIA...
JENA...IDABEL...CLARKSVILLE...MT VERNON...MT PLEASANT...
PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...ATLANTA...QUITMAN...GILMER...
JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...RUSK...HENDERSON...
CARTHAGE...NACOGDOCHES...CENTER...LUFKIN...SAN AUGUSTINE...
HEMPHILL
433 PM CDT WED MAY 14 2008

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...
COLUMBIA...HEMPSTEAD...HOWARD...LAFAYETTE...LITTLE RIVER...
MILLER...NEVADA...SEVIER AND UNION AR. IN LOUISIANA...
BIENVILLE...BOSSIER...CADDO...CALDWELL...CLAIBORNE...DE SOTO...
GRANT...JACKSON...LA SALLE...LINCOLN...NATCHITOCHES...
OUACHITA...RED RIVER...SABINE LA...UNION LA...WEBSTER AND
WINN. IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MCCURTAIN. IN TEXAS...ANGELINA...
BOWIE...CAMP...CASS...CHEROKEE...FRANKLIN...GREGG...HARRISON...
MARION...MORRIS...NACOGDOCHES...PANOLA...RED RIVER...RUSK...
SABINE TX...SAN AUGUSTINE...SHELBY...SMITH...TITUS...UPSHUR
AND WOOD.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION
WITH A WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH ACROSS THE
FOUR STATE AREA OVER THE 24 TO 36 HOURS. A LARGE AREA OF HEAVY
RAIN.. WITH EMBEDDED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA...THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE EAST TEXAS LAKES...INTO
NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. A BREAK FROM THE RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE
LATER TONIGHT...HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
REDEVELOP OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT ARRIVING ON
THURSDAY.

* MANY AREAS HAVE ALREADY SEEN SOAKING RAINFALL OVER THE LAST 12
HOURS AND WE CAN EXPECT THAT ALL OF THE FOUR STATE AREA WILL
ACHIEVE SOIL SATURATION DURING THIS WEDNESDAY. HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY UNTIL THE COLD FRONT MOVES IN AND
SHIFTS THE MOIST SOUTHERLY WIND FLOW TO THE NORTHWEST DURING
LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. AVOID HIGH WATER AREAS
OVER ROADS...BRIDGES...AND ESPECIALLY IN UNDERPASSES.

[southerngale]

TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 325
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
420 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

TORNADO WATCH 325 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

TXC245-361-151600-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0325.080515T0920Z-080515T1600Z/

TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

JEFFERSON ORANGE
$$

[southerngale]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
LAC011-019-TXC351-361-151000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0074.080515T0915Z-080515T1000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
415 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES DEWEYVILLE...
NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
THIS INCLUDES MAURICEVILLE...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES FIELDS...
CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
THIS INCLUDES...WESTLAKE...VINTON...SULPHUR...STARKS...MOSS
BLUFF...LAKE CHARLES...DE QUINCY...

* UNTIL 500 AM CDT

* AT 411 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF FIELDS TO
DEWEYVILLE TO MAURICEVILLE...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 42 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
FIELDS AND STARKS BY 420 AM CDT...
VINTON AND DE QUINCY BY 435 AM CDT...
SULPHUR BY 445 AM CDT...
CARLYSS BY 450 AM CDT...
WESTLAKE...MOSS BLUFF AND GILLIS BY 455 AM CDT...
LAKE CHARLES BY 500 AM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3049 9313 3016 9313 3006 9326 3020 9389
3025 9389 3031 9382 3061 9376
TIME...MOT...LOC 0915Z 283DEG 37KT 3050 9367 3029 9371
3022 9382

$$


I need sleep. Every time I fall asleep, the weather alert wakes me up, so I get up. Then I look at radar and post. *vicious cycle*

[Extremeweatherguy]

I received a nice windy thunderstorm around 3am this morning.

[CajunMama]

It's danggum wicked here. Woke up to a tornado warning about 45 minutes ago. This is the first time in a long time i've been really scared from the weather. I actually holed up in my half bath.

Edit at 7:12am My son called a few minutes ago. He was trying to get to work. There's a Sonic drive in that lost its face, trees down, wires down, poles down in a section of town called the oil center. The lafayette parish 911 call list is full of reports of hazards and wire hazards. He said it's a mess out there.

Local met reporting windgusts this morning of 65mph in a couple of places and the airport reported a gust of 55mph.

SPC has a reported tornado in lafayette parish.

[KatDaddy]

You had a bow echo blast through Lafayette Parish. It looks like it was a rough ride for a short time according to radar. 55-65mph gust front can be quite scary if you dont know its coming.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I slept through everything. Power out in adjacent neigborhood to ours, and some small tree limbs. Some traffic signals out.


I'm probably glad I slept through it. I'll be less tired today.

[jasons2k]

I can't believe I slept through it too. The power went out for a significant time as the computer backup was drained.

Oddly, I was awakened by the alarm system trying to reset at about 4AM.

It must have been pretty strong - small limbs down everywhere.

I had .38" from yesterday and .60" overnight.

[CajunMama]

Other than hurricanes, i've only been truly frightened by the weather only once before. I was really really scared this morning. My husband left (he's an early to work kinda guy) and i got my daughter up and we holed ourselves up with the dogs in the 1/2 bath. The dogs were real subdued and nervous. Lights never flickered but i usually don't lose my lights. I'm on the same electrical grid as a hospital. Give me a normal thunderstorm over this anyday.

The area i spoke of in my previous post, the oil center, police have closed off that area saying there was heavy damage there.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Pretty ordinary looking line of showers, maybe a little thunder, approaching Houston area.

IAH and DWH each got about half an inch of rain, so that is probably what my house got, a little more rain wouldn't hurt anything.

[Ed Mahmoud]

Houston itself may be a tad too far North to get in on more heavy storm action this afternoon, or maybe not.


I-10 area Northwards pretty socked in, but nice clearing in South Texas.



Winds are light and kind of chaotic in South Texas, with a fair share of North winds even in the RGV, but with temps near/in the low 80sF (around 27ºC) and dewpoints in the 60s and low 70s (about 20 to 22º), the actual front hasn't made it, and while last nights storms might have calmed things down for a while, mid-May sunshine with clear skies should reload the atmosphere South of I-10.


The Corpus Christi morning sounding shows a weaker cap that mornings past, and fair instability, that should only increase with insolation.

[Ed Mahmoud]

I just heard one lonely clap of thunder at the Galleria, so technically, I guess, this spritz is a thundershower.

[Ed Mahmoud]

0634 AM TORNADO 1 S LAFAYETTE 30.20N 92.03W
05/15/2008 LAFAYETTE LA TRAINED SPOTTER

TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS IN OIL CENTER AREA OF LAFAYETTE. ROOF DAMAGE TO
GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER WITH POWER POLES BROKEN AND LINES
DOWN. WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BANK. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN
AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0634 AM TORNADO 2 SW LAFAYETTE 30.19N 92.05W
05/15/2008 LAFAYETTE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT

ROOFS BLOWN OFF OF HOMES. BARN DESTROYED. SHERIFF REPORTS
15 TO 17 HOMES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0638 AM TSTM WND DMG LAFAYETTE 30.22N 92.03W
05/15/2008 LAFAYETTE LA LAW ENFORCEMENT

MULTIPLE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
PARTS OF TIN ROOFS BLOWN OFF OF BUILDINGS.

I used to live on Kaliste Saloon in an apartment complex between a really bad Mexican restaurant and a big boiled crawfish place that catered to tourists.

[southerngale]

DANG, Frick! Glad y'all are ok... the weather can really scare you when it's that bad. I thought it was pretty wicked here, but it wasn't as bad as what you got.
KFDM reported wind gusts of at least 50 mph and there were about 600 people without electricity....I think all have been restored now. I saw some gusts in the 40's on Weatherbug, so not sure where it was over 50. Most Weatherbug stations show about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain, some a little less and some a little more. It sure seemed like more when it was falling so heavily.
I hope they don't try to have baseball games in this mess this evening. There's not much concrete in our little ballpark and it was already quite muddy last night just from yesterday's rains. Add all this and blech!


My brother woke up in Jasper about 2am to hail hitting the window. There were a lot of warnings up there last night.

So... is a line still supposed to form when the cold front comes through? NWS still has high rain chances for this afternoon... I can't imagine it's for that small area of showers approaching my area now. They said that showers and thunderstorms are expected to redevelop across the forecast area this afternoon... was that it? There's nothing else behind it.

[southerngale]

I used to live on Kaliste Saloon in an apartment complex between a really bad Mexican restaurant and a big boiled crawfish place that catered to tourists.

Ok, Ed... I have to ask. Where have you not lived?