New Tornado Warning has been issued East of Lake Charles as the best environment for tornadic development shits East ahead of the impinging MCS which is now over Lake Charles.

Here's the text for the warning from the NWS Lake Charles:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A  
  
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
  SOUTHWESTERN ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MERMENTAU...  
  NORTHEASTERN CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF KLONDIKE...  
  SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...JENNINGS...  
  NORTHWESTERN VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...  
  
* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT  
  
* AT 1142 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS  
  TRACKING A TORNADO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KLONDIKE...OR 12 MILES  
  SOUTHEAST OF LACASSINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE...MOVING NORTH AT  
  30 MPH.  
  
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...  
  KLONDIKE BY 1215 PM CDT...  
  LAKE ARTHUR BY 1220 PM CDT...  
  JENNINGS...MERMENTAU AND WELSH BY 1230 PM CDT...  
  
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
  
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR  
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER  
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.  
  
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A  
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE  
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.  
  
WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS  
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY  
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU  
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE  
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO  
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.  
  
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW! IF YOU WAIT  
TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE.  
  
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

Conditions will improve this afternoon. The Tornado Watch has already been canceled for SE Texas. The back edge of the rainfall was near Beaumont at this time. Not much additional developing was occurring downstream towards Houston. Some drier air is working into SE Texas at this time behind the remnant moisture of Hurricane Rick and the pre-frontal trough. The cold front has pushed through Houston and will be near Beaumont within the hour. This is a few hours ahead of schedule based on my forecast from last night.

-DM-