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Tornado Warning 32, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Feb 18, 2012, 9:34 AM CST for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 28 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
- Feb 18, 2012, 9:34 AM CST (15:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2012, 10:02 AM CST
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 9:35 AM CST | FUNNEL CLOUD | 2 Ne Maurice, LA | LOUISIANA STATE POLICE TROOP I SIGHTED A FUNNEL CLOUD 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF MAURICE. |
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 18, 4:46 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 564 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 359 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 635 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
154 WFUS54 KLCH 181534 TORLCH LAC001-055-113-181615- /O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0032.120218T1534Z-120218T1615Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 934 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTH CENTRAL ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... NORTH CENTRAL VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES KAPLAN... * UNTIL 1015 AM CST * AT 929 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MAURICE... MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL OTHERWISE IMPACT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF THE INDICATED PARISHES. 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. && PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 337-477-5285 EXTENSION 1. LAT...LON 3020 9211 2999 9207 2999 9240 3015 9241 TIME...MOT...LOC 1534Z 258DEG 43KT 3012 9203 $$ 21
1 follow-up statement
464 WWUS54 KLCH 181602 SVSLCH SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1002 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 LAC001-055-113-181612- /O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120218T1615Z/ LAFAYETTE LA-ACADIA LA-VERMILION LA- 1002 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL VERMILION...SOUTH CENTRAL ACADIA AND WEST CENTRAL LAFAYETTE PARISHES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CST SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LAT...LON 3020 9211 2999 9207 2999 9240 3015 9241 TIME...MOT...LOC 1602Z 258DEG 43KT 3019 9165 $$ JT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 5:08 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 37 min |
| Feb 18, 5:33 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Evangeline | 27 min |
| Feb 18, 6:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 34 min |
| Feb 18, 6:54 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 66 min |
| Feb 18, 7:14 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron | 61 min |
| Feb 18, 7:21 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 84 min |
| Feb 18, 7:23 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 67 min | |
| Feb 18, 7:27 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 93 min |
| Feb 18, 7:58 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 62 min |
| Feb 18, 8:01 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 8:07 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Feb 18, 8:12 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Vermilion | 60 min |
| Feb 18, 8:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 23 min |
| Feb 18, 8:38 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 8:51 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 24 min |
| Feb 18, 9:00 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Feb 18, 9:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 7 days |
| Feb 18, 9:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 5 days |
| Feb 18, 9:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 3 days |
| Feb 18, 9:02 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 13 hr |
| Feb 18, 9:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 36 min |
| Feb 18, 9:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 56 min |
| Feb 18, 9:22 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette | 38 min |
| Feb 18, 9:33 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 57 min |
| Feb 18, 9:41 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 64 min |
| Feb 18, 9:46 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 29 min |
| Feb 18, 9:54 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Feb 18, 10:09 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 66 min |
| Feb 18, 10:17 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 58 min | |
| Feb 18, 10:20 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:46 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry | 3 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:54 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 34 hr |
| Feb 18, 10:54 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 50 min |
| Feb 18, 11:01 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 43 min | |
| Feb 18, 11:16 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 4 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:41 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 109 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.