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Tornado Warning - Jefferson County - Beaumont!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:30 am
by southerngale
After China, it's on to Beaumont!
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1220 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
* UNTIL 1245 AM CST
* AT 1219 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
NOME...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHINA BY 1225 AM CST
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO - IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:47 am
by vbhoutex
It is coming right up I-10 from your SW Kellly. It will be on the NW side of the city if it is on the ground! Please check in after it is over!!! I can see the hook on the radar so there is at least a chance that there will be a twister. BE SAFE!!! WE'VE GOT YA COVERED IN PRAYER!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:52 am
by southerngale
Yep David...new warning just out! Tornado developing over Beaumont. I wish I knew exactly where!!!!!
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1247 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2003
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
* UNTIL 115 AM CST
* AT 1243 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
A DEVELOPING TORNADO OVER BEAUMONT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
CALL 337-477-5285 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE WEATHER SERVICE
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:53 am
by Guest
vbhoutex wrote:It is coming right up I-10 from your SW Kellly. It will be on the NW side of the city if it is on the ground! Please check in after it is over!!! I can see the hook on the radar so there is at least a chance that there will be a twister. BE SAFE!!! WE'VE GOT YA COVERED IN PRAYER!!!
I second that.................Take cover now if you can and anyone else in the path of this storm!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:54 am
by southerngale
Oh no!! It is near me...local news just broke in!!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 1:59 am
by vbhoutex
here is the radar. hard to pick it out now, which could be good.
http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... khgx.shtml
may be over East Beaumont already, but there is another cell coming up I-10. Then it should settle down for you.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:02 am
by weatherlover427
That ain't a good lookin radar for the eastern side of it at all! :o I'm thinkin of ya Kelly!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:03 am
by PTrackerLA
Looks like the first possibly tornadic cell has moved over but there's another "hookish" looking cell about to move right over Beaumont again. My prayers are with you Kelly, post when you can to let us know your're ok.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:06 am
by ColdFront77
What a line, I must say.
But it's weather we
hope doesn't get to bad for Kelly's area.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:10 am
by PTrackerLA
I just read the New Orleans NWS discussion and they are comparing this event to November 21, 1997. Well on that day a tornado struck Lafayette damaging about 40 homes, and it was only about 2 miles from where I lived at the time! Geez, I can't sleep tonight!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:27 am
by southerngale
I'm here and still fine...just nasty storms but no tornado here thank God!
Youch PT...we'll be praying for ya'll tomorrow!!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:28 am
by weatherlover427
It basically is tomorrow everywhere except the West Coast, Nevada, and Arizona.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 2:31 am
by PTrackerLA
Good to hear Kelly, now I get my turn in about 4 hours
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:56 am
by StormCrazyIowan
Wow, you sure had one heck of a night last night!!
I was hoping for some rumbles here, and some good rain seeing as we are still 5 and 1/2" under where we should be for the year- what did we get? NADA....
Glad you are safe Kelly. and watch out today PTracker!!!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 10:42 am
by Stephanie
I'm glad that nothing came of the storm for you Kelly! I saw last night on the news that apartment complex that had it's roof torn off! Unbelievable!
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:07 pm
by PTrackerLA
Well we dodged the bullet, so speak. I actually slept through the squall line which came in about 5am...the storms were strong but nothing severe. We did pick up 2" of rain which was badly needed.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 8:58 pm
by southerngale
Thanks guys...I feel fortunate. Tornadoes scare me!
I'm glad you didn't get any severe storms PT but got some needed rain.
Thanks again for everyone's prayers for those of us in the paths of these storms.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 11:10 pm
by PTrackerLA
It was quite a night last night, tornado warning coming out right after the other and I was afraid it would be the same in my area but the storms called down some. Good to hear that all S2K posters are OK.