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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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Last vortex data message from me with an eye fix 25 minutes after landfall (even if there's another one before 4 am when I plan on collapsing, I'm not doing it) -

971 
URNT12 KNHC 240809
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 24/07:55:40Z
B. 29 deg 46 min N
  093 deg 48 min W
C. 700 mb 2588 m
D. NA  kt
E.     deg     nm
F. 324 deg 067 kt
G. 223 deg 010 nm
H. EXTRAP  941 mb
I. 13  C/ 3051 m
J.  19 C/ 3056 m
K.  14 C/ NA
L. OPEN SOUTH
M. C18
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1  nm
P. AF309 2518A RITA         OB 24
MAX FL WIND 111 KT E QUAD 07:20:30 Z
MAX FL TEMP 20 C, 223 / 10NM
SLP EXTRAP FROM 700 MB
CENTER 3 MILES INLAND, INTENSE EYEWALL CONVECTION ON RADAR