ZCZC MIATCEAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE RITA TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 3 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 AT 3 AM CDT...0800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RITA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.8 WEST...OR JUST NORTHEAST OF SABINE PASS ALONG THE COAST AT THE BORDER BETWEEN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. THE CENTER OF RITA MADE LANDFALL AT 230 AM CDT ON THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST COAST OF LOUISIANA BETWEEN SABINE PASS AND JOHNSON'S BAYOU. FORECASTER BEVEN $$ NNNN
'nite. Extra prayers for those in harms way.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
152 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado warning for...
Calcasieu Parish in southwest Louisiana
Jefferson Davis Parish in southwest Louisiana
Cameron Parish in southwest Louisiana
Jefferson County in southeast Texas
Orange County in southeast Texas
* until 400 am CDT
* at 155 am CDT...National Weather Service Doppler radar
indicated the leading edge of the hurricane eyewall moving over
the warning area.
* Destructive sustained winds of 100 to 120 mph will spread across
Cameron...Calcasieu...Jefferson Davis Parishes and Jefferson...and
Orange Counties 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.
Call 337-477-5285 to report severe weather to the Weather Service.
Lat...Lon 3024 9285 3035 9338 3024 9365 3018 9404
2976 9411 2970 9402 2979 9358 2980 9309
2963 9261
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