SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
230 PM CDT SAT JUN 14 2003
...FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...
A MOIST TROPICAL AIRMASS AND RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS IN THE LOW TO MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE ARE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA. UNDER THESE
CONDITIONS...SHORT-LIVED FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE. FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS OFTEN FORM UNDER RAPIDLY
DEVELOPING CUMULUS CLOUDS WHERE SEABREEZE AND RAIN COOLED
BOUNDARIES...KNOWN AS OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES...COLLIDE.
THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE IF THEY TOUCH DOWN. ALSO...
WATERSPOUTS POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO MARINERS AND CAN CAPSIZE A
SMALL CRAFT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
FOR LATER STATEMENTS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE
OBTAINED THROUGH OUR HOME PAGE AT http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH.
Looks like we need to be on the lookout for possible funnel clouds. And by the way, I've recorded around 9.25" of rain so far this month. With good chances for the next several days. It feels like its turning into a rainforest down here!
Funnel Clouds Possible
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