Tornado Warning 42, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Mar 11, 2012, 11:42 PM CDT (04:42 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2012, 12:15 AM CDT

In force

33 min

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

County Vermilion Parish, LA

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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061 
WFUS54 KLCH 120442
TORLCH
LAC113-120515-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0042.120312T0442Z-120312T0515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1142 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  THIS INCLUDES PECAN ISLAND...

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 6 MILES
  SOUTHWEST OF PECAN ISLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  PECAN ISLAND BY 1150 PM CDT...

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.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

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

LAT...LON 2954 9239 2956 9256 2963 9258 2985 9226
      2974 9217 2973 9218 2974 9219 2973 9219
      2971 9215 2967 9212 2966 9212 2953 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 232DEG 40KT 2959 9248

$$

27

035 
WWUS54 KLCH 120458
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

LAC113-120515-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120312T0515Z/
VERMILION LA-
1158 PM CDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
VERMILION PARISH...

AT 1154 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
TORNADO ON RADAR.  THIS RADAR INDICATED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR
PECAN ISLAND..MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RURAL SOUTHERN VERMILION PARISH AT 1210 AM CDT

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
OR HEAR THE TORNADO...IT MAY BE TOO LATE. TAKE COVER NOW!

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

&&

LAT...LON 2954 9239 2955 9248 2964 9254 2978 9230
      2974 9217 2973 9218 2974 9219 2973 9219
      2971 9215 2967 9212 2966 9212 2953 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0458Z 268DEG 16KT 2959 9243

$$

BRAZZELL

679 
WWUS54 KLCH 120512
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1212 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

LAC113-120522-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0042.000000T0000Z-120312T0515Z/
VERMILION LA-
1212 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHERN VERMILION PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT
1215 AM CDT...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 2954 9239 2955 9248 2964 9254 2978 9230
      2974 9217 2973 9218 2974 9219 2973 9219
      2971 9215 2967 9212 2966 9212 2953 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 0512Z 268DEG 16KT 2959 9236

$$

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