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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 12, 2006Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Oct 12, 2006, 4:24 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 36 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 12, 2006, 4:24 PM CDT (21:24 UTC)
Expired: Oct 12, 2006, 5:00 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Allen Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 12, 4:30 PM CDT	TORNADO	2 Sse Mittie, LA	TORNADO SKIPPED FROM SOUTHWEST OF MITTIE TO AROUND SIMMONS SETTLEMENT AND WAS WITNESSED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE. A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BUT LITTLE OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED. REPORTED BY ALLEN PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE.
Oct 12, 4:45 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 S Oberlin, LA	A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH POWER OUTAGES. REPORTED BY ALLEN PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this tornado warning; the first came 6 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 69 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1366 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KLCH 122127
TORLCH
LAC003-122200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0015.061012T2124Z-061012T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
427 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER MITTIE...
  MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   OBERLIN BY 435 PM CDT

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

CALL 337-477-5285 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3073 9292 3060 9298 3050 9265 3066 9260

$$

JS

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KLCH 122146
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
445 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

LAC003-122200-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-061012T2200Z/
ALLEN LA-
445 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR ALLEN PARISH...

AT 441 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OBERLIN..MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE NEAR DERIDDER.

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.

LAT...LON 3073 9292 3060 9298 3050 9265 3066 9260

$$

ERICKSON

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.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Oct 12, 4:18 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 12, 4:18 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
418 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

.DISCUSSION...
SVR WATCH OUT TILL 9 PM FOR SE TX. STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
SE TX AND SRN LA THIS EVE AND WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS BECOMING NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT.
RADAR THIS AFTERNOON INDICATING SEVERAL TORNADOS THAT DEVELOPED
OVER NORTHERN BEAUREGARD PARISH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 56 77 59 80 / 50 10 10 10
KBPT 57 76 64 82 / 50 10 10 10
KAEX 49 76 50 78 / 50 10 10 10
KLFT 57 76 54 80 / 50 10 10 10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND
     TYLER.

GM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 9 PM THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND,
     TX OUT 20 NM.

&&

K. KUYPER

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 12, 6:38 AM CDT, 9 hours 46 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
638 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-131145-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY,
LA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA
EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-
ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-
LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-
LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
638 AM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GM...CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK THAT SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE OVER ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO THE WEST OF A LINE FROM ALEXANDRIA TO
JENNINGS. WHILE ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LIMITED...VERTICAL WIND PROFILES SUGGEST THAT A THREAT EXISTS FOR
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND TORNADOES IN THESE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL RESULT IN ALMOST DAILY CHANCES
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THIS PERIOD IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Oct 12, 3:37 PM CDT, 47 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
337 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0333 PM     HAIL             DERIDDER                30.85N 93.29W
10/12/2006  E1.00 INCH       BEAUREGARD         LA   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN DERIDDER

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Oct 12, 3:45 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
345 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DERIDDER                30.85N 93.29W
10/12/2006                   BEAUREGARD         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN IN DERIDDER BY STRAIGHT
            LINE WINDS. REPORTED BY BEAUREGARD PARISH EMERGENCY
            MANAGER.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Oct 12, 3:48 PM CDT, 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
348 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0341 PM     TSTM WND GST     DERIDDER                30.85N 93.29W
10/12/2006  E60.00 MPH       BEAUREGARD         LA   PUBLIC

            60 MPH WINDS IN DERIDDER REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Oct 12, 4:08 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
408 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 SE DERIDDER          30.74N 93.17W
10/12/2006                   BEAUREGARD         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS NORTHERN
            BEAUREGARD PARISH

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Oct 12, 4:15 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
415 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0335 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DERIDDER                30.85N 93.29W
10/12/2006                   BEAUREGARD         LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES FROM FALLING TREES
            AROUND DERIDDER. MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOISE PAPER
            MILL. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Oct 12, 4:24 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
424 PM CDT THU OCT 12 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     TORNADO          3 N DRY CREEK           30.71N 93.05W
10/12/2006                   BEAUREGARD         LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            POSSIBLE TORNADO REPORTED BY PUBLIC VIA KPLC-TV

&&

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 12, 3:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	63 min
Oct 12, 3:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	32 min
Oct 12, 3:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.