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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Oct 31, 2015, 10:28 AM CDT for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 31, 2015, 10:28 AM CDT (15:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2015, 10:50 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Rapides Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 31, 6:54 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 503 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 441 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 556 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.0
- Supercell composite
- 15.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
740
WFUS54 KLCH 311528
TORLCH
LAC079-311600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0025.151031T1528Z-151031T1600Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1028 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT
* AT 1028 AM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED OVER
ELMER...OR NEAR HINESTON...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...HINESTON...ELMER...CALCASIEU...WOODWORTH AND UNION
HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 9273 3116 9281 3126 9250 3111 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1528Z 249DEG 51KT 3111 9269
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
JB4 follow-up statements
005
WWUS54 KLCH 311530
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAC079-311600-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-151031T1600Z/
RAPIDES LA-
1030 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RAPIDES PARISH...
AT 1030 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER ELMER...OR NEAR
HINESTON...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...HINESTON...ELMER...CALCASIEU...WOODWORTH AND UNION HILL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 9273 3116 9281 3126 9250 3111 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1530Z 250DEG 23KT 3111 9272
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRAZZELL331
WWUS54 KLCH 311537
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1037 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAC079-311600-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-151031T1600Z/
RAPIDES LA-
1037 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RAPIDES PARISH...
AT 1036 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELMER...OR 10
MILES EAST OF HINESTON...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...ELMER...CALCASIEU AND WOODWORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 9273 3118 9273 3126 9250 3111 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1536Z 249DEG 46KT 3115 9258
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRAZZELL959
WWUS54 KLCH 311542
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1042 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAC079-311600-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-151031T1600Z/
RAPIDES LA-
1042 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR CENTRAL
RAPIDES PARISH...
AT 1041 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 8 MILES EAST OF ELMER...OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALEXANDRIA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...ELMER...CALCASIEU AND WOODWORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 3099 9273 3118 9273 3126 9250 3111 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1541Z 252DEG 44KT 3116 9253
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
BRAZZELL779
WWUS54 KLCH 311550
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1050 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
LAC079-311559-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-151031T1600Z/
RAPIDES LA-
1050 AM CDT SAT OCT 31 2015
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL RAPIDES PARISH IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. HOWEVER
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3099 9273 3118 9273 3126 9250 3111 9237
TIME...MOT...LOC 1547Z 249DEG 51KT 3120 9240
$$
BRAZZELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 9 hr | |
| Oct 30, 9:45 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 18 hr | |
| Oct 31, 6:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 10 days |
| Oct 31, 6:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 32 min |
| Oct 31, 7:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 7:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 44 min |
| Oct 31, 7:24 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 5 hr |
| Oct 31, 7:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 17 min |
| Oct 31, 8:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 5 hr |
| Oct 31, 8:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 45 min |
| Oct 31, 8:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 40 min |
| Oct 31, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 14 days |
| Oct 31, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 15 days |
| Oct 31, 8:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 5 days |
| Oct 31, 8:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 44 min |
| Oct 31, 8:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 28 min |
| Oct 31, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 49 min |
| Oct 31, 9:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 27 min |
| Oct 31, 9:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Oct 31, 9:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 42 min |
| Oct 31, 9:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 50 min |
| Oct 31, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 30 min |
| Oct 31, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 3 more | 37 min |
| Oct 31, 10:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 67 min |
| Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 90 min |
| Oct 31, 11:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 59 min |
| Oct 31, 11:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 88 min |
| Oct 31, 11:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 38 min |
| Oct 31, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 5 days |
| Oct 31, 11:35 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 16 days |
| Oct 31, 11:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 46 min |
| Oct 31, 12:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Rapides, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Oct 31, 12:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 35 min |
| Oct 31, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 27 min | |
| Oct 31, 1:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 115 min |
| Oct 31, 2:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 43 min |
| Oct 31, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 36 min | |
| Oct 31, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 43 min | |
| Oct 31, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 55 min | |
| Oct 31, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Oct 31, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Oct 31, 6:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Vernon | 24 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.