Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 13, 2007, 12:50 AM CST for Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 40 min. 11 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
- Feb 13, 2007, 12:50 AM CST (06:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2007, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Iberia Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 12:55 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sw New Iberia, LA | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND ONLY MINOR EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO TWO MOBILE HOMES ON SEGURA ROAD. |
| Feb 13, 12:55 AM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Ssw New Iberia, LA | REPORTED AT PORT OF IBERIA BY IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE. TIME APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON RADAR DATA. |
| Feb 13, 12:55 AM CST | TORNADO | 5 Sw New Iberia, LA | IBERIA PARISH LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE VICINITY OF THE PORT OF IBERIA. ONLY REPORT OF DAMAGE RECEIVED WAS A GARAGE DOOR BLOWN OFF A HOME. TIME APPROXIMATE AND BASED ON RADAR. |
| Feb 13, 1:03 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 4 Ese New Iberia, LA | BASED ON NWS STORM SURVEY...A SMALL TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ON COTTON STREET. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS PUSHED INTO A NEIGHBORING CAR AND HOUSE. PATH LENGTH WAS LESS THAN HALF A MILE. PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. RATED EF0 WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH. |
| Feb 13, 1:03 AM CST | TORNADO | 4 Ese New Iberia, LA | IBERIA PARISH LAW ENFORCMENT REPORTED A POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON COTTON STREET EAST OF NEW IBERIA. A TRAILER WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER TRAILER WITH THIS STORM. |
| Feb 13, 1:08 AM CST | TORNADO 0 | 4 Ese New Iberia, LA | CONFIRMED TORNADO BASED ON NWS STORM SURVEY...RATED EF0...WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 85 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS LESS THAN HALF A MILE. PATH WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. A SMALL TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ON COTTON STREET. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS PUSHED INTO A NEIGHBORING CAR |
| Feb 13, 1:10 AM CST | TORNADO | 1 Se New Iberia, LA | KLFY-TV REPORTS TORNADO STRUCK BELAIRE SUBDIVISION IN NEW IBERIA. ONE ROOF BLOWN OFF A MOBILE HOME. TIME APPROXIMATE. |
| Feb 13, 1:15 AM CST | HAIL 1.75 | New Iberia, LA | GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NEW IBERIA BY KLFY-TV. |
| Feb 13, 1:20 AM CST | HAIL 1 | 5 Sw New Iberia, LA | REPORTED AT PORT OF IBERIA BY IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE |
| Feb 13, 1:25 AM CST | TSTM WND DMG | Loreauville, LA | NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND ONLY VERY MINOR WIND DAMAGE IN LOREAUVILLE. |
| Feb 13, 1:30 AM CST | TORNADO | Loreauville, LA | REPORTED BY IBERIA PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE. DAMAGE UNKNOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 10:39 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 276 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KLCH 130650
TORLCH
LAC045-130730-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0007.070213T0650Z-070213T0730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1250 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 130 AM CST
* AT 1247 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER AVERY
ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
LYDIA BY 100 AM CST
NEW IBERIA BY 110 AM CST
LOREAUVILLE BY 120 AM CST
TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU
SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO - IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW
A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME - TAKE COVER NOW. ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH-CENTRAL LOUISIANA UNTIL
6 AM CST.
CALL 337-477-5285 TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2995 9198 2985 9196 2985 9187 3002 9167
3010 9175 3005 9181 3007 9193
$$
SHAMBURGER2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KLCH 130707
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
106 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
LAC045-130730-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070213T0730Z/
IBERIA LA-
106 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR IBERIA PARISH...
AT 103 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
NEW IBERIA..MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEW IBERIA BY 110 AM CST
LOREAUVILLE BY 120 AM CST
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 2995 9193 2989 9185 3002 9167 3010 9175
3005 9181 3007 9187
$$
SHAMBURGER000
WWUS54 KLCH 130721
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
120 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
LAC045-130730-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070213T0730Z/
IBERIA LA-
120 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR IBERIA PARISH...
AT 119 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LOREAUVILLE...AND
WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
5 MILES NORTH OF LAKE FAUSSE POINTE BY 125 AM CST
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST
DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3002 9182 2997 9174 3004 9163 3012 9173
3005 9181
$$
SHAMBURGERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 8:35 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 25 min |
| Feb 12, 9:18 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 57 min |
| Feb 12, 9:47 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| Feb 12, 10:13 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 62 min |
| Feb 12, 11:39 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen | 36 min |
| Feb 13, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 43 min |
| Feb 13, 12:19 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline | 26 min |
| Feb 13, 12:39 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 36 min |
| Feb 13, 12:47 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 58 min |
| Feb 13, 1:00 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 30 min |
| Feb 13, 1:15 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 30 min |
| Feb 13, 1:27 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia | 63 min |
| Feb 13, 1:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 31 min |
| Feb 13, 1:44 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 61 min |
| Feb 13, 1:49 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 56 min | |
| Feb 13, 1:52 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 38 min |
| Feb 13, 2:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Feb 13, 3:29 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | St. Mary | 31 min |
| Feb 13, 3:37 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.