weather warning for Big Lake!
 

Just got this from friend at NOAA:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
343 PM CDT MON JUN 6 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
CALCASIEU LAKE OVER GULF OF MEXICO WATERS...

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 338 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER OVER
CALCASIEU LAKE...OR ABOUT 16 NM NORTH OF CAMERON...MOVING SOUTHWEST
AT 15 KNOTS.

* THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL OTHERWISE REMAIN AWAY FROM
SIGNIFICANT COASTAL LANDMARKS OVER THE INDICATED AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS...HIGH WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...
AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER STAY BELOW DECK IF POSSIBLE...KEEP AWAY FROM UNGROUNDED METAL OBJECTS.

Hope nobody gets caught out there,that is no fun. Happen to me a few summers ago crossing v. bay from sw pass. Lightning everywhere had a bolt hit a rig I was driving past. I can deal with the wind and waves,but not da lightning!

Bad stuff
 

We just went through about 30 minutes of marble size hail, it was snow white on the ground, winds must have been over 50mph, lights flickered 5 times but never lost power, that's a small miracle for out here. Saw they had a few boats in the parking lot here at Heberts before this all started, going to go check to see if anyone got caught, who ever may have been on the water was screwed, it just developed and exploded right on top of us here at big lake.

I could see it from Gauthier Rd.!!!!! It looked really bad.

Hope everyone got off safe....saw it on the radar it was bad.

Almost lost my boat....