Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 1995
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 18, 1995, 12:22 PM CST for Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 1995, 12:22 PM CST (18:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 1995, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Beauregard Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 60 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 382 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -105 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLCH 181822 TORLCH LAC011-181930- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1222 PM CST WED JAN 18 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ...BEAUREGARD PARISH AT 1221 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEQUINCY IN BEAUREGARD PARISH. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON dTHE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
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, Jan 18, 8:46 AM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
TXZ165-201-181-511-215-182-152-216-167-166-180-181645- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 846 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN ANGELINA AND NORTHERN TYLER COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED AT 845 AM CST... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN JASPER COUNTY AND ALL OF TYLER COUNTY UNTIL 915 AM CST... ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANGELINA...SOUTHERN NACOGDOCHES...SABINE...SAN AUGUSTINE...AND NORTHERN TYLER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS ...INCLUDING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL NOON CST... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...NORTH OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE...UNTIL NOON CST... AT 845 AM CST...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS STRECHING FROM SHREVEPORT...SOUTHWEST TO CENTER...SAM RAYBURN RESERVOIR...WOODVILLE...TO LIVINGSTON. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MILES PER HOUR. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALLS...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PERSONS IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONAS FOR SEVERE WEATHER INCLUDING POSSIBLE TORNADOES AND FLOODING...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. JH NNNN
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 9:25 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
TXZ165-201-181-511-215-182-152-216-167-166-180-181630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 925 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN JASPER AND ALL OF TYLER COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANGELINA...SOUTHERN NACOGDOCHES...SABINE...SAN AUGUSTINE...AND NORTHERN TYLER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL NOON... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS NORTH OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE UNTIL NOON CST... AT 920 AM CST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 50 MILES OFFSHORE OF MATAGORDA ISLAND TO HOUSTON TO JASPER TO THE TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT OF THIS LINE WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDING THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE CAN EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS...VERY HEAVY RAINFALLL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY HAIL. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MC NNNN
Local storm report, Jan 18, 10:09 AM CST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1007 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995
TIME LOCATION REPORT
950 AM CST HORNBECK, DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED
VERNON BY VALLEY ELECTRICSpecial weather statement, Jan 18, 10:16 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before
TXZ165-201-181-511-215-182-152-216-167-166-180-181815- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 1016 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JEFFERSON...ORANGE...HARDIN ...JASPER...NEWTON COUNTIES...AND THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 4 PM CST... ... A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ANGELINA...SOUTHERN NACOGDOCHES...SABINE...SAN AUGUSTINE...AND NORTHERN TYLER COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST FOR JEFFERSON... ORANGE...HARDIN...NEWTON...JASPER...AND TYLER COUNTIES. AT 1010 AM CST WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM 50 MILES OFFSHORE FREEPORT TO NEAR HOUSTON TO WOODVILLE TO JASPER TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS... VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. RESIDENTS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS THESE STORMS CONTINUE PUSHING EASTWARD. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EVANS NNNN
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 10:38 AM CST, 1 hour 44 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-181730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1038 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM HAS EXPIRED... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GRANT...LA SALLE... RAPIDES...AND VERNON PARISHES... AT 1030 AM...RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SHOWN FROM BETWEEN SAN AUGUSTINE TEXAS AND JENA ...TO BETWEEN WOODVILLE TEXAS AND DE RIDDER...TO NEAR FREEPORT. PERSONS IN GRANT AND LA SALLE PARISHES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL FROM NOW UNTIL 1130 AM. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jan 18, 10:39 AM CST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-181730- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1038 AM CST WED JAN 18 1995 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 AM HAS EXPIRED... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST FOR ALL OF SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR GRANT...LA SALLE... RAPIDES...AND VERNON PARISHES... AT 1030 AM...RAIN AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SHOWN FROM BETWEEN SAN AUGUSTINE TEXAS AND JENA ...TO BETWEEN WOODVILLE TEXAS AND DE RIDDER...TO NEAR FREEPORT. PERSONS IN GRANT AND LA SALLE PARISHES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLY SOME SMALL HAIL FROM NOW UNTIL 1130 AM. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND THE LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 9:23 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 67 min |
| Jan 18, 11:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 11:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 11:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 68 min |
| Jan 18, 12:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 59 min |
| Jan 18, 12:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 65 min |
| Jan 18, 1:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 56 min |
| Jan 18, 1:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 63 min |
Nearby
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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.