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Tornado Warning 30, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 16, 2006Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Oct 16, 2006, 7:09 AM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 16, 2006, 7:09 AM CDT (12:09 UTC)
Expired: Oct 16, 2006, 8:00 AM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Newton County, TX

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 16, 5:58 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 83 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: 2542 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 475 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 560 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 719 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 11.5
Supercell composite: 47.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WFUS54 KLCH 161209
TORLCH
TXC351-161300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0030.061016T1209Z-061016T1300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
709 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS

* UNTIL 800 AM CDT

* AT 705 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES       
  SOUTHWEST OF BON WEIR...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
   BON WEIR BY 715 AM CDT
   NEWTON BY 725 AM CDT
   BURKEVILLE BY 735 AM 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 3063 9385 3057 9373 3061 9369 3064 9365
      3069 9365 3070 9362 3076 9362 3078 9359
      3081 9358 3103 9357 3107 9367

$$

K. KUYPER

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KLCH 161238
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
736 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

TXC351-161300-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0030.000000T0000Z-061016T1300Z/
NEWTON TX-
736 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 800 AM CDT FOR NEWTON COUNTY...

AT 733 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WIERGATE..MOVING 
NORTH AT 45 MPH AND WILL BE NEAR BURKEVILLE BY 755 AM.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 100 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3080 9385 3071 9376 3086 9358 3103 9357
      3107 9367

$$

K. KUYPER

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 16, 3:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 3:42 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
342 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...VERY BUSY HERE TONIGHT AND AFD WILL BE BRIEF.
WIDESPREAD RAINS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
NORTHWARD RETREATING WARM FRONT. BOUNDARY CURRENTLY MOVING INTO NORTH
LOUISIANA. SEEING A FEW SPIN UPS WITH CONVECTION OVER THE NEAR COASTAL
WATERS...BUT FORTUNATELY FEATURES HAVE BEEN SHOWING A RAPID
DISSIPATION UPON MOVING ONSHORE. WIDESPREAD RAINS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TODAY AS REGION REMAINS IN A MOIST SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW...WITH CONTINUED SHORTWAVE ENERGY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA
AHEAD OF MAIN MID/UPPER TROF ADVANCING THROUGH COLORADO/NEW
MEXICO.

EXTREME TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE COMBINED WITH IMPULSES COMING
THROUGH REQUIRES A CONTINUATION OF FLASH FLOOD WATCH. HPC
SUGGESTING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA.
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING...LAKE WIND ADVISORY AND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL ALSO BE CONTINUED AS PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT
AND WINDS STRONG BOTH OVER THE NEAR COASTAL WATERS AND INLAND.

TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM FOR OUR SOUTHERN ZONES AND
COASTAL WATERS OUT 20 MILES. KINEMATICS GOOD FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE
DEVELOPMENT TODAY BUT WILL BE LIMITED BY THERMODYNAMICS.

RAIN CHANCES DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT AS AFOREMENTIONED UPPER TROF
ADVANCES EAST ACROSS THE REGION AND SHARPLY DRIER AIR FILTERS IN.

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY EXPECTED
INTO TONIGHT MAINTAINING LOW CEILINGS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.

&&

.MARINE...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHWSET
GULF TODAY AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A STRONG
SOUTHERLY FLOW. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  80  74  89  66 / 100  70  10  10
KBPT  80  73  89  66 / 100  70  10  10
KAEX  77  68  89  64 / 100  70  10  10
KLFT  81  74  89  66 / 100  90  30  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ACADIA...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
     LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY...UPPER ST.
     MARTIN...AND VERMILION.

     FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...
     ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...
     EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER
     ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST.
     MARTIN...VERMILION...AND VERNON.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     ACADIA...CALCASIEU...CAMERON...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
     ST. MARY...AND VERMILION.

TX...FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...
     JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HARDIN...JEFFERSON...AND ORANGE.

     TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     HARDIN...JEFFERSON...AND ORANGE.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     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...AND WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
     INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

     TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL
     WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM...
     COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20
     NM...AND COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
     INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM.

&&

MARCOTTE

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 4:36 AM CDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
436 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-170945-
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-
436 AM CDT MON OCT 16 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

WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A VIGOROUS UPPER
DISTURBANCE ADVANCES TOWARD THE REGION. WITH THE HEAVY RAINS WILL
COME THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...TORNADIC
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS STONG SHEAR EXISTS IN THE LOW
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TUESDAY WITH MINIMAL RAIN
CHANCES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TODAY.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 15, 9:03 PM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	26 hr
Oct 16, 2:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	32 min
Oct 16, 5:15 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	30 min
Oct 16, 5:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	3 hr
Oct 16, 5:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Orange	27 min
Oct 16, 5:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	34 min
Oct 16, 6:10 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	2 hr
Oct 16, 6:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Orange	16 min
Oct 16, 6:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	30 min
Oct 16, 6:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin	31 min
Oct 16, 6:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	35 min
Oct 16, 7:22 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	3 hr
Oct 16, 8:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	50 min
Oct 16, 11:17 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper	13 min
Oct 16, 1:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Newton	3 hr
Oct 16, 1:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	26 min
Oct 16, 2:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton	37 min
Oct 16, 2:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	3 hr
Oct 16, 4:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	3 hr

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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.