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Tornado Warning 43, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Oct 22, 2009, 12:29 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 61 min. 6 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 22, 2009, 12:29 PM CDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2009, 1:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 12:32 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Jennings, LA | TORNADO STILL ON THE GROUND ONE MILE NORTH OF INTERSTATE.CARS HAVE BEEN OVERTURNED ON THE INTERSTATE. |
| Oct 22, 12:47 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 3 S Elton, LA | ANOTHER LARGE HIGH END EF0 TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH OF DAN BULLER ROAD AND MOVED NORTHWARD THROUGH ELTON. TREES AND A BARN WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED ON DAN BULLER ROAD. AS THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS ELTON NUMEROUS LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN WITH DAMAGE TO |
| Oct 22, 12:53 PM CDT | TORNADO | Wsw Elton, LA | DAMAGE REPORTED BY KPLC IN THE TOWN OF ELTON FROM POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
| Oct 22, 12:54 PM CDT | TORNADO | Elton, LA | GOHSEP RECEIVED REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO 3-4 HOUSES IN ELTON WITH POWER LINES DOWN |
| Oct 22, 1:01 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Elton, LA | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TREE FELL ON HOUSE IN ELTON. |
| Oct 22, 1:05 PM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 6 Ese Oberlin, LA | KPLC-TV VIEWERNET INDICATED A WEAK EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN 6 MILES NORTH OF ELTON ALONG ROBERT SONNIER LANE AND DAMAGED A BARN. |
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 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 3 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 11:58 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 833 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 773 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 223 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KLCH 221729 TORLCH LAC001-003-039-053-221830- /O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0043.091022T1729Z-091022T1830Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1229 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BASILE... NORTHWESTERN ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...OBERLIN...KINDER... NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...JENNINGS...ELTON... * UNTIL 130 PM CDT * AT 1226 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR JENNINGS CROSSING I-10...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINDER BY 100 PM CDT... ELTON AND BASILE BY 105 PM CDT... OBERLIN BY 120 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. && PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1. LAT...LON 3064 9290 3063 9250 3018 9261 3021 9280 TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 191DEG 25KT 3025 9271 $$ LANDRENEAU
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KLCH 221740 SVSLCH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1240 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 LAC001-003-039-053-221830- /O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-091022T1830Z/ EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-ACADIA LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA- 1240 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...NORTHWESTERN ACADIA...SOUTHEASTERN ALLEN AND SOUTHWESTERN EVANGELINE PARISHES... AT 1239 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HATHAWAY...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF JENNINGS... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ELTON BY 1255 PM CDT... BASILE BY 100 PM CDT... 6 MILES EAST OF OBERLIN BY 115 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO SAFE STRUCTURE IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD. HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. && LAT...LON 3064 9290 3063 9250 3032 9260 3033 9281 TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 187DEG 28KT 3035 9270 $$ LANDRENEAU
000 WWUS54 KLCH 221758 SVSLCH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1258 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 LAC001-039-053-221808- /O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-091022T1830Z/ EVANGELINE LA-ACADIA LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA- 1258 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS... NORTHWESTERN ACADIA AND SOUTHWESTERN EVANGELINE PARISHES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. LAT...LON 3050 9263 3050 9275 3064 9280 3063 9259 TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 182DEG 34KT 3054 9270 $$ LAC003-221830- /O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0043.000000T0000Z-091022T1830Z/ ALLEN LA- 1258 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL ALLEN PARISH... AT 1257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OBERLIN...OR NEAR ELTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... OBERLIN BY 105 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. && LAT...LON 3050 9263 3050 9275 3064 9280 3063 9259 TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 182DEG 34KT 3054 9270 $$ LANDRENEAU
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 22, 6:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 6:32 AM CDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
632 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
.AVIATION...
FOR THE 22/12Z TAF ISSUANCE...
NUMEROUS SHOWERS ARE FILLING IN ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS LOW
LEVEL SOUTHERLY WINDS AND SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGING IN
ABUNDANT GULF AND EAST PACIFIC MOISTURE. MEANWHILE...STRONG UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL HELP ENHANCE ACTIVITY DURING THE MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WHILE RAIN CHANCES DO NOT END UNTIL
SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS DURING THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA DURING THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.
WILL GO WITH PREVAILING SHOWERS WITH TS IN THE VICINITY FOR KBPT
TO START THE TAF FORECAST...WITH THESE CONDITIONS ARRIVING AT KLCH
BY 22/14Z...KAEX BY 22/15Z AND KLFT/KARA BY 22/16Z. MVFR CEILINGS
WITH MVFR/IFR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE AS THIS ACTIVITY MOVES ACROSS.
RUA
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 621 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009/
UPDATE...
UPDATED GRIDS...ZONES AND COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR TORNADO
WATCH 771 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON. CONVECTION
CONTINUES TO INCREASE OVER OUR WRN ZONES THIS MORNING. VWP
PROFILES REMAIN INDICATIVE OF DECENT LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR ROTATING STORMS AS WELL AS A FEW TORNADOES OR
WATERSPOUTS THIS MORNING.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 447 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009/
.HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT SHAPING UP FOR TODAY...
SYNOPSIS...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND UPPER AIR ANALYSIS THIS MORNING SHOWS
LARGE UPPER LOW CENTERED OVER WRN KS. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...A BROAD
SWATH OF DIVERGENT SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW COVERED THE SRN PLAINS INTO
THE LOWER MS VALLEY. DEEP MOISTURE WAS SPREADING TOWARD THE NRN
PLAINS AND MID MS VALLEY.
AT THE SFC...LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER SRN KS NR ICT...WITH
THE COLD FRONT EXTENDING SOUTH TOWARD OKC AND DFW EXTENDING SW
ALONG ROUGHLY THE I-35 CORRIDOR. AREA RADAR MOSAIC INDICATED A
BROAD AREA OF MODERATE RAIN ACRS MUCH OF TX INTO OK AND ARK...WITH
SCT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD LA.
DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE CNTRL PLAINS
TODAY...GRADUALLY OPENING INTO A TROUGH FRIDAY AS IT MOVES TOWARD
THE GREAT LAKES. BOTH THE NAM AND GFS DEPICT SFC LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE TX COAST THIS AM...WHICH WILL TREK NE TOWARD
THE LAKES AREA OF TX BY EARLY AFTN THEN NE LA BY EARLY EVENING.
AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WARM MOIST AIR OVER THE AREA WITH SFC DEWPOINTS INTO THE
LOWER 70S. SPC NOW INDICATING A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OVER THE AREA TODAY AS THIS SFC LOW PROVIDES A FOCUS FOR STORM
DEVELOPMENT. STRONG LOW LEVEL SHEAR WITH SREH HELICITIES BETWEEN
200 AND 300 M2/S2 WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME
ROTATING STORMS AND A FEW COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE DESPITE
WEAK MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND MODEST INSTABILITY. WILL ADDRESS
THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER FURTHER IN THE HWO.
OVERALL...THIS EVENT IS EXPECTED TO BE MORE OF A HEAVY RAINFALL
EVENT. ABUNDANT MOISTURE IS IN PLACE WITH PWS BETWEEN 2.0-2.2
INCHES...ALONG WITH THE REMNANTS OF RICK BEING ENTRAINED INTO THE
MEAN SWRLY FLOW. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST...FAVORABLE JET DYNAMICS
WILL ENHANCE UPPER DIFFLUENCE AND LARGE SCALE LIFT...HELPING TO
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL. AREA TOTALS OF
AROUND 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO
5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. AT THIS TIME...HAVE HELD OFF
ON ISSUING AN FFA AS AREA HAS HAD NEARLY A WEEK TO DRY OUT SINCE
THE LAST EVENT AND ANY FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BE LOCALIZED IN
NATURE. FURTHERMORE...MOST AREA RIVERS ARE NEAR BASE FLOW AND
SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF HANDLING THE RUNOFF.
EXPECT ALL OF THIS MESS TO COME TO AN END ONCE THE FRONT CROSSES
THE AREA THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT...AND IT SHOULD BE WELL EAST OF
THE AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO USHER IN DRIER COOLER AIR WITH A PLEASANT WEEKEND ON
TAP. A SLT CHC FOR RAIN RETURNS ON MONDAY AS A DISTURBANCE PASSES
THE AREA...WITH A STRONGER FRONT EXPECTED TOWARD THE LATTER PART
OF NEXT WEEK.
MARINE...
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND INCREASING SEAS AND
WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE NORTHWEST GULF.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFFSHORE.
THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE GULF WATERS ON TONIGHT...WITH
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED. IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUNDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 77 60 70 51 74 / 100 40 10 0 0
KBPT 78 58 69 49 73 / 100 20 10 0 0
KAEX 77 56 66 44 72 / 100 50 10 0 0
KLFT 80 62 70 51 72 / 100 60 10 0 0
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CALCASIEU LAKE...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...SABINE LAKE...VERMILION BAY...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.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 5:15 AM CDT, 7 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 515 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-231015- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- 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- 515 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ROTATING STORMS TO DEVELOP AND A FEW COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS FROM ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY AN ISOLATED TORNADO. OF GREATER CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY. GULF MOISTURE WILL COMBINE WITH MOISTURE FROM THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM RICK ALLOWING FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF AROUND TWO INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF URBAN AND LOW LYING AREAS. WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED HOWEVER. MOST OF THE FLOOD AND SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE MONDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE AREA...OTHERWISE...MOSTLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS THIS TIME. 24
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 22, 10:47 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1047 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1035 AM TORNADO GRAND CHENIER 29.77N 92.97W
10/22/2009 CAMERON LA LAW ENFORCEMENT
CAMERON PARISH SHERIFF OFFICE REPORTS TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
NEAR GRAND CHENIR.
1040 AM FLASH FLOOD LAKE CHARLES 30.21N 93.20W
10/22/2009 CALCASIEU LA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM SPOTTER REPORTS FLOODING ALONG GRANGER AND RYAN
STREETS.
&&
DJONESLocal storm report, Oct 22, 11:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1102 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 ENE FANNETT 29.96N 94.17W
10/22/2009 E4.29 INCH JEFFERSON TX MESONET
HEAVY RAINS OF 4.29 INCHES FELL IN ABOUT 3 HOURS REPORTED
BY DD6 MESONET
&&
BRAZZELLLocal storm report, Oct 22, 11:12 AM CDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1112 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 AM HAIL 7 ENE GRAND LAKE 30.08N 93.17W
10/22/2009 E0.50 INCH CALCASIEU LA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BRAZZELLLocal storm report, Oct 22, 11:39 AM CDT, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1139 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1057 AM FLASH FLOOD 10 W WOODVILLE 30.75N 94.59W
10/22/2009 TYLER TX DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TXDOT REPORTS FM 1745 IS FLOODED NEAR THE TYLER/POLK
COUNTY LINE.
&&
BRAZZELLSpecial weather statement, Oct 22, 12:22 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1222 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 LAZ031-221745- ALLEN LA- 1222 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR ALLEN PARISH UNTIL 1245 PM CDT... AT 1221 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 12 MILES SOUTH OF OAKDALE...OR ABOUT 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF OBERLIN...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... OAKDALE BY 1240 PM CDT... PEA SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS... ESPECIALLY THOSE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE PROPER ACTIONS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. 06
Local storm report, Oct 22, 12:29 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1229 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1225 PM TORNADO JENNINGS 30.22N 92.66W
10/22/2009 JEFFERSON DAVIS LA NWS EMPLOYEE
TORNADO REPORTED CROSSING I-10 NEAR JENNINGS.
&&
DJONESThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 9:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 9:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Oct 22, 10:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 26 min |
| Oct 22, 10:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 34 min |
| Oct 22, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 11 hr |
| Oct 22, 10:25 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 30 hr |
| Oct 22, 10:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 48 min |
| Oct 22, 10:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 27 min |
| Oct 22, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 37 min |
| Oct 22, 11:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 45 min |
| Oct 22, 11:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 35 min |
| Oct 22, 11:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 93 min | |
| Oct 22, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 45 min |
| Oct 22, 12:12 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Oct 22, 12:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 54 min |
| Oct 22, 1:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 1:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 66 min |
| Oct 22, 1:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Rapides | 32 min |
| Oct 22, 1:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 48 min |
| Oct 22, 1:33 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 117 min | |
| Oct 22, 1:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 23 min |
| Oct 22, 1:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more | 64 min |
| Oct 22, 2:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more | 64 min |
| Oct 22, 2:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:50 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 3 hr |
| Oct 22, 2:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 7 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 25 hr |
| Oct 22, 3:36 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 114 min | |
| Oct 22, 4:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Martin, St. Mary | 41 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.