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2008 [KLCH] LAKE_CHARLES Tornado (TO) Watch (A) Number 131

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WWUS64 KLCH 181704
WCNLCH

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 131
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1204 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

LAC011-079-115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-190000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0131.080318T1704Z-080319T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 131 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

RAPIDES               

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

BEAUREGARD            

IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

VERNON                

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

HARDIN                JASPER                JEFFERSON            
NEWTON                ORANGE                TYLER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BEAUMONT...
BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...COLMESNEIL...DE RIDDER...DEWEYVILLE...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...LEESVILLE...LUMBERTON...NEW LLANO...
NEWTON...ORANGE...PINEVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...SILSBEE...
VIDOR AND WOODVILLE.

$$

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000 
WWUS64 KLCH 182347
WCNLCH

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 131/133
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
647 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

LAC011-079-115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-190700-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.A.0131.000000T0000Z-080319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 UNTIL
2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 131.
THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

RAPIDES               

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

BEAUREGARD            

IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

VERNON                

IN TEXAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

HARDIN                JASPER                JEFFERSON            
NEWTON                ORANGE                TYLER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BEAUMONT...
BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...COLMESNEIL...DE RIDDER...DEWEYVILLE...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...LEESVILLE...LUMBERTON...NEW LLANO...
NEWTON...ORANGE...PINEVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...SILSBEE...
VIDOR AND WOODVILLE.

$$

LAC001-003-009-019-023-039-045-053-055-097-099-101-113-190700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

AVOYELLES             EVANGELINE            ST. LANDRY           

IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

IBERIA                LAFAYETTE             ST. MARTIN           
ST. MARY              

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

ACADIA                ALLEN                 CALCASIEU            
CAMERON               JEFFERSON DAVIS       VERMILION            

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...BAYOU VISTA...BERWICK...
BREAUX BRIDGE...BUNKIE...CAMERON...CHURCH POINT...COTTONPORT...
CROWLEY...EUNICE...FRANKLIN...HACKBERRY...JENNINGS...KAPLAN...
KINDER...LAFAYETTE...LAKE CHARLES...MAMOU...MANSURA...
MARKSVILLE...MORGAN CITY...NEW IBERIA...OAKDALE...OPELOUSAS...
PATTERSON...RAYNE...SIMMESPORT...ST. MARTINVILLE...
SULPHUR AND VILLE PLATTE.

$$

GMZ450-452-455-190700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM     
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM   
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM          

$$
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000 
WWUS64 KLCH 181704
WCNLCH

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 131
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1204 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

LAC011-079-115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-190000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0131.080318T1704Z-080319T0000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 131 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

RAPIDES               

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

BEAUREGARD            

IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

VERNON                

IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

HARDIN                JASPER                JEFFERSON            
NEWTON                ORANGE                TYLER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BEAUMONT...
BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...COLMESNEIL...DE RIDDER...DEWEYVILLE...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...LEESVILLE...LUMBERTON...NEW LLANO...
NEWTON...ORANGE...PINEVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...SILSBEE...
VIDOR AND WOODVILLE.

$$

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000 
WWUS64 KLCH 182347
WCNLCH

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 131/133
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
647 PM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008

LAC011-079-115-TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-190700-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.A.0131.000000T0000Z-080319T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 UNTIL
2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 131.
THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

RAPIDES               

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

BEAUREGARD            

IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

VERNON                

IN TEXAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

HARDIN                JASPER                JEFFERSON            
NEWTON                ORANGE                TYLER                

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...BEAUMONT...
BRIDGE CITY...BUNA...COLMESNEIL...DE RIDDER...DEWEYVILLE...
JASPER...KIRBYVILLE...LEESVILLE...LUMBERTON...NEW LLANO...
NEWTON...ORANGE...PINEVILLE...PORT ARTHUR...SILSBEE...
VIDOR AND WOODVILLE.

$$

LAC001-003-009-019-023-039-045-053-055-097-099-101-113-190700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 PARISHES

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

AVOYELLES             EVANGELINE            ST. LANDRY           

IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

IBERIA                LAFAYETTE             ST. MARTIN           
ST. MARY              

IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

ACADIA                ALLEN                 CALCASIEU            
CAMERON               JEFFERSON DAVIS       VERMILION            

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ABBEVILLE...BAYOU VISTA...BERWICK...
BREAUX BRIDGE...BUNKIE...CAMERON...CHURCH POINT...COTTONPORT...
CROWLEY...EUNICE...FRANKLIN...HACKBERRY...JENNINGS...KAPLAN...
KINDER...LAFAYETTE...LAKE CHARLES...MAMOU...MANSURA...
MARKSVILLE...MORGAN CITY...NEW IBERIA...OAKDALE...OPELOUSAS...
PATTERSON...RAYNE...SIMMESPORT...ST. MARTINVILLE...
SULPHUR AND VILLE PLATTE.

$$

GMZ450-452-455-190700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.A.0133.080318T2347Z-080319T0700Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 133 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM     
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM   
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM          

$$

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