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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 28, 1994Acadia Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 28, 1994, 3:58 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 32 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 28, 1994, 3:58 PM CDT (20:58 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 1994, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Whole counties

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 1466 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 654 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 81 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.4
Supercell composite: 3.1

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
TTAA00 KLCH 282100
TORLCH
LAC001-113-282130-
 
BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
358 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  430 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
 
   ...ACADIA PARISH...VERMILION PARISH
 
AT 354 PM...A TORNADO WAS REPORTED JUST WEST OF MAURICE. IT TOUCHED DOWN
BRIEFLY AND HIT A TRANSFORMER. THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PRODUCED THIS
TORNADO WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
 
 
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION.  ACT QUICKLY.  IF YOU ARE
IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF
AVAILABLE.  OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR POSSIBLE.  AVOID WINDOWS.  ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES
FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
 
 
 
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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 28, 10:33 AM CDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before

LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-281535-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

AT 1028 AM...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND WAS LOCATED FROM 10 TO 15 MILES WEST THROUGH NORTH OF
ALEXANDRIA.  AS THE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR..
STRONG GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..VERY HEAVY RAINFALL..AND SMALL
HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THEM THROUGH GRANT..LA SALLE..AND RAPIDES PARISHES.

ELSEWHERE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS..SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL..WERE SHOWN IN EAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA..
FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN AUGUSTINE TO NATCHITOCHES..TO 20 MILES
WEST OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

Special weather statement, May 28, 10:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before

LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-281535-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1033 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

AT 1028 AM...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA AND WAS LOCATED FROM 10 TO 15 MILES WEST THROUGH NORTH OF
ALEXANDRIA.  AS THE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR..
STRONG GUSTY WINDS..DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..VERY HEAVY RAINFALL..AND SMALL
HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THEM THROUGH GRANT..LA SALLE..AND RAPIDES PARISHES.

ELSEWHERE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS..SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL..WERE SHOWN IN EAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA..
FROM 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAN AUGUSTINE TO NATCHITOCHES..TO 20 MILES
WEST OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR.

Special weather statement, May 28, 11:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-281745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1143 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

AT 1133 AM...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ESLER FIELD.  THE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
THE GRANT PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MARBLE SIZED HAIL WITH THESE
STORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH GRANT PARISH EARLIER.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS..
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..VERY HEAVY RAINFALL..AND SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY
THE STORMS AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH GRANT..LA SALLE..AND RAPIDES PARISHES
DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

ELSEWHERE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS..SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL..WERE SHOWN IN EAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA..
FROM 30 MILES WEST OF SAN AUGUSTINE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF NATCHITOCHES..
TO NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

Special weather statement, May 28, 11:43 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-281745-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1143 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

AT 1133 AM...A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ACROSS CENTRAL
LOUISIANA FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEXANDRIA TO 10 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ESLER FIELD.  THE STORMS CONTINUE MOVING EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
THE GRANT PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED MARBLE SIZED HAIL WITH THESE
STORMS AS THEY MOVED THROUGH GRANT PARISH EARLIER.  STRONG GUSTY WINDS..
DANGEROUS LIGHTNING..VERY HEAVY RAINFALL..AND SMALL HAIL WILL ACCOMPANY
THE STORMS AS THEY CONTINUE THROUGH GRANT..LA SALLE..AND RAPIDES PARISHES
DURING THE NEXT HOUR.

ELSEWHERE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS..SOME WITH VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL..WERE SHOWN IN EAST TEXAS AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA..
FROM 30 MILES WEST OF SAN AUGUSTINE TO 10 MILES SOUTH OF NATCHITOCHES..
TO NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.

MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.

Local storm report, May 28, 3:00 PM CDT, 58 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

TIME                LOCATION                 REPORT

1140 PM CST       ALEXANDRIA                FSS ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
                  RAPIDES PARISH            REPORTED POWER OUTAGES
                                            IN ALEXANDRIA

1237 PM CST       COTILE LAKE               SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED
                  RAPIDES PARISH            TREES DOWN

Local storm report, May 28, 3:09 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
300 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 1994

TIME                LOCATION                 REPORT

1140 PM CST       ALEXANDRIA                FSS ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN
                  RAPIDES PARISH            REPORTED POWER OUTAGES
                                            IN ALEXANDRIA

1237 PM CST       COTILE LAKE               SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTED
                  RAPIDES PARISH            TREESV DOWN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 27, 8:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	65 min
May 27, 9:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	42 min
May 27, 9:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Evangeline	38 min
May 28, 11:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides	56 min
May 28, 12:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides	60 min
May 28, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	68 min
May 28, 2:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	66 min
May 28, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Vermilion	57 min
May 28, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	65 min
May 28, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	64 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.