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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 20, 2010Avoyelles Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 20, 2010, 3:27 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report 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: Jan 20, 2010, 3:27 PM CST (21:27 UTC)
Expired: Jan 20, 2010, 3:56 PM CST
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 20, 3:27 PM CST	TORNADO 0	2 W Big Cane, LA	A STORMCHASER PHOTOGRAPHED A SHORT LIVED TORNADO EAST OF MORROW. NWS STORM SURVEYS FOUND NO DAMAGE IN THE AREA. RATED EF0.

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 0 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
Jan 20, 3:13 PM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 166 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: 1343 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -10 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 449 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.4
Supercell composite: 7.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

469 
WFUS54 KLCH 202127
TORLCH
LAC009-097-202230-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0002.100120T2127Z-100120T2230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
327 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SIMMESPORT...
  NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 430 PM CST

* AT 325 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 19 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF SIMMESPORT...OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF PALMETTO...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SIMMESPORT BY 425 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATES A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY
TIME. TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES. MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

&&

PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT
337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1.

LAT...LON 3117 9171 3114 9172 3112 9170 3106 9172
      3102 9174 3101 9177 3096 9180 3085 9181
      3074 9202 3086 9215
TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 231DEG 15KT 3081 9205

$$

K. KUYPER

4 follow-up statements

915 
WWUS54 KLCH 202136
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
336 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

LAC009-097-202230-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100120T2230Z/
AVOYELLES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
336 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...

AT 333 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG CANE...OR 10
MILES NORTHWEST OF PALMETTO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  DUPONT BY 400 PM CST...
  SIMMESPORT BY 430 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3086 9209 3117 9171 3114 9172 3112 9170
      3106 9172 3102 9174 3101 9177 3096 9180
      3085 9181 3075 9199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 231DEG 15KT 3083 9202

$$

BRAZZELL

282 
WWUS54 KLCH 202143
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
343 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

LAC009-097-202230-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100120T2230Z/
AVOYELLES LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
343 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...

AT 342 PM CST...A TORNADO WAS.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DUPONT...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF PALMETTO...MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  SIMMESPORT BY 355 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3088 9199 3117 9171 3114 9172 3112 9170
      3106 9172 3102 9174 3101 9177 3096 9180
      3085 9181 3079 9192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 249DEG 28KT 3084 9187

$$
BRAZZELL

849 
WWUS54 KLCH 202148
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
348 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

LAC097-202158-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100120T2230Z/
ST. LANDRY LA-
348 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF ST. LANDRY PARISH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3106 9172 3102 9174 3101 9177 3098 9179
      3098 9180 3085 9181 3085 9189 3092 9194
      3108 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 249DEG 28KT 3085 9183

$$

LAC009-202230-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100120T2230Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
348 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH...

AT 347 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTH OF
SIMMESPORT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  8 MILES SOUTH OF SIMMESPORT BY 355 PM CST...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3106 9172 3102 9174 3101 9177 3098 9179
      3098 9180 3085 9181 3085 9189 3092 9194
      3108 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 249DEG 28KT 3085 9183

$$

BRAZZELL

143 
WWUS54 KLCH 202156
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
356 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

LAC009-202206-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100120T2230Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
356 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORM HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF AVOYELLES PARISH.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CST WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3106 9172 3102 9174 3101 9177 3098 9179
      3098 9180 3085 9181 3085 9189 3092 9194
      3108 9177
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 249DEG 28KT 3087 9176

$$

BRAZZELL

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 Jan 20, 11:42 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 11:42 AM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1142 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

.AVIATION...
CLOUDS AND SOME FOG HOLDING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AS SHOWERS
MOSTLY LIGHT AT THIS TIME ARE RACING NORTH OUT OF THE GULF AND
INTO SE TX AND SRN LA. SHWR/TSTM ACTVTY WILL PICKUP THIS AFTN INTO
THE EVE HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD THAT WILL CHARGE THRU AROUND SUNRISE
TMRW. MVFR TO IFR THIS AFTN BECMG IFR AROUND SUNSET WITH TSTMS ON
TAP.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 609 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010/

DISCUSSION...

UPDATED COASTAL WATERS FORECAST TO REFLECT SEA FOG SPREADING THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE NEARSHORE WATERS. OIL PLATFORM KSRN NEAR
LATITUDE 29.1N LONGITUDE 91.9W REPORTING VISIBILITY AT 1/4 MILE.

TRARES

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 551 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010/

AVIATION...
DENSE SEA FOG IS ADVECTING INLAND...NOW AFFECTING ARA WITH 1/4SM
VV001...WITH CEILING/VSBY DECREASING AT BPT/LCH...AND SHOULD BE AT
LFT SHORTLY. THIS GOING ON WITH SCT SHRA OVER-RUNNING THE MARINE
LAYER OF DENSE SEA FOG. VSBY SHOULD IMPROVE A BIT AFTER 16Z AS
WINDS PICK UP AND MIXING COMMENCES...BUT LOW IFR/LIFR CEILINGS
WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCE AND COVERAGE OF
TSRA WILL BE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...ENDING BY
03-06Z.

DML

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 419 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010/

SYNOPSIS...

A BACKDOOR WARM FRONT EXTENDING ALONG A CORPUS CHRISTI TO HAVANA
LINE...WILL MOVE NORTH...REACHING A BEAUMONT TO KEY WEST LINE BY
EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY...WHERE IT SUBSEQUENTLY STALLS OUT.

FURTHER NORTH...A STATIONARY FRONT SPOKES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FROM A FILLING
LEESIDE CYCLONE VICINITY KANSAS CITY TO ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. A TRAVELING DIFLUENT SHORTWAVE...EMBEDDED IN
THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES WILL PASS OVER THE OKLAHOMA STATIONARY
FRONT...INITIATING SECONDARY LEESIDE CYCLOGENESIS BY MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY.

THE CONSEQUENT OKLAHOMA CYCLONE WILL ADVANCE EAST THROUGH ARKANSAS
BY EARLY MORNING THURSDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WESTERN
UPPER GULF COAST STATES...WHILE ABSORBING THE AFOREMENTIONED BACKDOOR
WARM FRONT.

DISCUSSION...

GULF STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO THICKEN ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...
THE RESULT OF INCOMING CARIBBEAN AIR UPSLIDING THE ADVANCING WARM
FRONTAL SURFACE. OVERRUNNING RAIN ALONG WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

SEVERE WEATHER SEEMS LESS LIKELY TODAY DUE MAINLY TO LIMITED INSTABILITY.
THE THICKENING GULF STRATUS SHOULD KEEP THE AFTERNOON FRICTION LAYER
ADIABATIC. ANY INSTABILITY WILL BE IN THE FORM OF ELEVATED POTENTIAL
CONVECTIVE INSTABILITY.

ANOTHER FACTOR IMPEDING SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE MARGINAL LIFT...MAINLY
IN THE FORM OF SYNOPTIC LIFT AT MIDTROPOSPHERE.

OTHERWISE...UNSEASONABLY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL BE IN RULE
WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RUNNING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. ALSO...SEA FOG CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE COOLER NEARSHORE
WATERS AS IN-SLIDING CARIBBEAN AIR IS CHILLED TO SATURATION. SEA FOG WILL
ADVECT INLAND...REACHING THE I-10 CORRIDOR BY THIS EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT...SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS.
PRE-COLD FRONTAL LIFT WILL BE PHASING IN WITH MESO-SYNOPTIC LIFT
ATTENDING THE EXIT REGION OF A POLAR FRONT JET STREAK (NOT
MENTIONED ABOVE). THE CONSEQUENT ABRUPT LIFTING OF CARIBBEAN AIR
WILL TRIGGER MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

THE GFS DEPICTS THE PRIMARY THREAT AREA ALONG AND EAST OF THE
I-49 CORRIDOR...AND ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. THE ABRUPT
LIFTING OF CARIBBEAN AIR IN COMBINATION WITH FAVORABLE LOW-LEVEL
SHEAR SUGGEST ORGANIZED CONVECTION. DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED
TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE.

RAIN WILL BE ENDING...AND FOG WILL BE MIXING OUT...WITH PASSAGE OF
COLD FRONT (OR MORE APPROPRIATELY DRY FRONT). THE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
IN THE POST-FRONTAL AIR WILL BE RUNNING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL.

FOR THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO ONGOING DRY-
AIR ADVECTION.

MARINE...

AREAS OF SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS. A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

OUTLOOK...

THE PREVIOUS COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF OF MEXICO...
BEFORE RETURNING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON FRIDAY. THE ADVANCING
WARM FRONT REACHES THE LOUISIANA COAST ON SATURDAY WHERE IT STALLS
OUT ONCE AGAIN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  57  73  46  71  55 /  60   0   0   0  10
KBPT  56  74  46  77  57 /  50   0   0   0  10
KAEX  54  71  43  70  48 /  80   0   0   0  10
KLFT  58  73  47  70  53 /  80   0   0   0  10

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT 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...SABINE LAKE.

     DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
     INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM...VERMILION BAY.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 4:37 AM CST, 10 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
437 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-211200-
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-
437 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

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

AN APPROACHING GULF WARM FRONT WILL REACH THE LOUISIANA COAST BY
EARLY EVENING WEDNESDAY. OVERRUNNING RAIN WITH SCATTERED EMBEDDED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

RAIN WILL GIVE WAY TO MORE ORGANIZED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
THIS EVENING...WITH THE APPROACH OF A TEXAS COLD FRONT. DAMAGING WINDS
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE PRE-FRONTAL AIR
...ENDING WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT.

ALSO...SEA FOG WILL SPREAD INLAND REACHING THE I-10 CORRIDOR THIS
EVENING...EVAPORATING WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PREVIOUS COLD FRONT STALLS ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF OF MEXICO...
BEFORE RETURNING NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON FRIDAY. THE ADVANCING
WARM FRONT REACHES THE LOUISIANA COAST ON SATURDAY BRINGING ABOUT
A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS
MAY BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ADDITIONALLY...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 20, 2:06 PM CST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
206 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

LAZ028-029-031>033-042-043-202100-
RAPIDES LA-AVOYELLES LA-EVANGELINE LA-ALLEN LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
ACADIA LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-
206 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR RAPIDES...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...
ALLEN...ST. LANDRY...ACADIA AND JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISHES UNTIL 300 PM
CST...

AT 202 PM CST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR FROM 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ELTON TO
SOUTHWEST OF PINE PRAIRIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BASILE AND OBERLIN BY 215 PM CST...
  EUNICE BY 215 PM CST...
  REDDELL...MAMOU...OAKDALE AND CHATAIGNIER BY 215 PM CST...
  BEAVER BY 215 PM CST...
  PINE PRAIRIE AND VILLE PLATTE BY 220 PM CST...

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...PEA SIZE HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS
TO 40 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.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 19, 7:54 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LCH		40 hr
Jan 20, 2:36 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Saint Landry	54 min
Jan 20, 3:17 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Saint Landry	58 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.