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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 21, 2016Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 21, 2016, 2:41 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Rapides Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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
Jan 21, 2016, 2:41 PM CST (20:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2016, 3:30 PM CST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:43 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 21, 2:52 PM CSTHAIL 1.25Glenmora, LAPUBLIC POSTED A PHOTO OF HAIL AT PLAINVIEW HIGH SCHOOL IN GLENMORA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Jan 21, 3:10 PM CSTTSTM WND DMGBall, LARAPIDES SHERIFF REPORTS POWERLINES DOWN, A CATTLE TRAILER THROWN ACROSS A ROAD AND SHEDS DESTROYED ALONG POWELL DR IN BALL, LA.

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 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 4 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 21, 11:48 AM CSTTornado WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 151 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1051 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2016-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1051 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-19 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
215 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

759 
WUUS54 KLCH 212041
SVRLCH
LAC009-079-115-212130-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0025.160121T2041Z-160121T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
241 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 241 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR TIMBER TRAILS TO NEAR GLENMORA TO NEAR
  CRAVENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...GLENMORA...BOYCE...
  CHENEYVILLE...LENA...EFFIE...PITKIN...HINESTON...ALEXANDRIA
  INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...BALL...COLFAX...LECOMPTE...LACAMP...
  KOLIN...LIBUSE...CRAVENS...PARADISE AND CLIFTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3150 9268 3145 9271 3145 9268 3139 9266
      3148 9220 3147 9216 3141 9215 3136 9208
      3133 9208 3134 9203 3132 9200 3128 9202
      3121 9197 3096 9228 3100 9239 3095 9248
      3091 9250 3089 9317 3147 9278 3152 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 240DEG 42KT 3143 9255 3101 9265 3094 9299 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TINGLER
2 follow-up statements
003 
WWUS54 KLCH 212103
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
303 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAC115-212112-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160121T2130Z/
VERNON LA-
303 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH IS
CANCELLED...

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3143 9244 3148 9220 3147 9216 3141 9215
      3136 9208 3133 9208 3134 9203 3132 9200
      3128 9202 3121 9197 3096 9228 3100 9239
      3095 9248 3091 9250 3091 9280 3125 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 254DEG 34KT 3137 9234 3107 9242 3096 9256 

$$

LAC009-079-212130-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160121T2130Z/
RAPIDES LA-AVOYELLES LA-
303 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST
FOR RAPIDES AND NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...

AT 302 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LIBUSE TO NEAR LECOMPTE TO GLENMORA...MOVING EAST AT
40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...MARKSVILLE...GLENMORA...CHENEYVILLE...
EFFIE...ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...BALL...LECOMPTE...KOLIN...
LIBUSE...PARADISE...DEVILLE...TIOGA...OTIS...ELMER...GARDNER...
RUBY...KINGSVILLE AND HOLLOWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3143 9244 3148 9220 3147 9216 3141 9215
      3136 9208 3133 9208 3134 9203 3132 9200
      3128 9202 3121 9197 3096 9228 3100 9239
      3095 9248 3091 9250 3091 9280 3125 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 254DEG 34KT 3137 9234 3107 9242 3096 9256 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TINGLER
867 
WWUS54 KLCH 212123
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
323 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAC009-079-212130-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-160121T2130Z/
RAPIDES LA-AVOYELLES LA-
323 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CST
FOR EASTERN RAPIDES AND NORTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...

AT 322 PM CST...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM RUBY TO NEAR CHENEYVILLE TO NEAR GLENMORA...MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARKSVILLE...GLENMORA...CHENEYVILLE...EFFIE...LECOMPTE...KOLIN...
RUBY...DEVILLE...HOLLOWAY...POLAND...ECHO...BROUILLETTE...
CENTERPOINT...WOODWORTH...FOREST HILL AND MCNARY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3122 9242 3145 9221 3136 9208 3133 9208
      3134 9203 3132 9200 3128 9202 3121 9197
      3096 9228 3100 9239 3095 9248 3091 9250
      3091 9280
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 252DEG 35KT 3120 9226 3105 9228 3094 9264 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TINGLER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jan 21, 11:58 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:58 AM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1158 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

.UPDATE...
GRIDS/ZONES UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH #5 VALID TIL 01Z/19CST.

25

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1141 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016/

DISCUSSION...
21/18Z TAF ISSUANCE.

AVIATION...
WARM FRONT CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH ACRS THE AREA WITH VFR
CONDITIONS AT SRN TAF SITES WHILE FOG WITH LIFR VSBYS/CIGS
PERSISTS AT AEX. EXPECT IMPROVING CIGS/VSBYS ACRS CNTL LA AS THE
FRONT MOVES FURTHER NORTH DURING THE AFTN. MEANWHILE...ISLTD
SHRA/TSRA ARE DEVELOPING ACRS LA WITH MORE SCTD ACTIVITY ACRS SE
TX IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPR LOW AND SFC COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
THE REGION. CONVECTIVE COVG WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTN WITH A
BAND OF STORMS...SOME STRONG...APPROACHING BPT AROUND 21Z THEN
MOVING EAST ACRS THE AREA AND EXITING LFT/ARA AROUND 03Z THIS
EVENING. STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL...IN
ADDITION TO REDUCING CIGS/VSBYS TO IFR. WINDS WILL SHIFT WEST THEN
NW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTN AND EVENING...WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 20 KT AND GUSTS TO 30 KT EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY FRI. MVFR CIGS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FRI MORNING. 24

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1100 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016/

DISCUSSION...
UPDATED POPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY BASED ON LATEST RADAR
TRENDS...OTHERWISE NO CHANGES TO INHERITED GRIDS/ZONES AS
SHOWERS/STORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE ALOFT
AND ASSOCIATED SFC LOW/STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACH. REGIONAL 12Z
SOUNDINGS STILL SUPPORT INCLUDED SEVERE WORDING INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.

25

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 621 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016/

UPDATE...HAVE ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF
ACADIANA. UPDATED FORECAST IS OUT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 329 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016/

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS NOW DOTTING THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE WEATHER DAY ANTICIPATED.
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF
INTENSIFYING WITH THE APPROACH OF A DEEPENING AND INCREASINGLY
SHARP MID/UPPER LEVEL TROF INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. EASTWARD
ADVANCING FEATURES WILL BRING RISING RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE DAY
WITH MODELS CONSISTENT IN MOVING THE SURFACE LOW ACROSS NORTHERN
LOUISIANA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ADVANCING ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.

CARRYING LIKELY TO CATEGORICAL POPS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WITH A RAPID PROGRESSIVE OF SYSTEM...EXTENSIVE RAINS ARE NOT
EXPECTED WITH AREAL AMOUNTS GENERALLY UNDER 1 INCH. AS IS ALWAYS
THE CASE THOUGH...STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME BRIEF
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

MAIN CONCERN IS FOR A SEVERE THREAT EVOLVING THROUGH THE DAY. THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS NOW ENCOMPASSED THE FORECAST AREA
WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE...WITH A MORE CONCERNING ENHANCED
RISK FOR MUCH OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ALL INGREDIENTS
COMING TOGETHER INCLUDING MODERATE INSTABILITY WITH CAPES MAXING
OUT FROM 1500-2000 J/KG. 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR FROM 50 TO 70 KNOTS.
1-3 KM HELICITY VALUES FROM 200-300. ROTATING STORMS EXPECTED.
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL ALL BE IN PLAY.

RAINS END OVERNIGHT WITH SYSTEM EXITING EAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
THEN BUILD INTO THE REGION YIELDING A DRY WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. A STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE COLUMN WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW THE NORM WITH LOWS
REACHING OR NEAR FREEZING FOR ALL BUT THE IMMEDIATE COAST SATURDAY
MORNING AS 1030 MB HIGH DROPS DOWN INTO THE MIDWEST. DAYTIME HIGHS
RISE ONLY INTO THE LOW 50S. TEMPS LOOK TO BE JUST SLIGHTLY SUNDAY.
WARMER WEATHER RETURNS BRIEFLY MONDAY...ALONG WITH A RETURNING
CHANCE OF RAINS AHEAD OF OUR NEXT FRONTAL PASSAGE.

MARINE...LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL
ADVANCE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS WELL AS
INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST PRIOR TO ITS
PASSAGE. RAINS WILL END WITH PASSAGE OF THE BOUNDARY BUT EXTREMELY
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SET UP FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
NEAR SHORE. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX  68  40  46  30 /  80  70  20  10
LCH  70  42  50  33 /  80  40  10   0
LFT  71  44  50  32 /  80  70  10   0
BPT  71  40  51  33 /  80  30  10   0

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GMZ470-472-
     475.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY FOR
     GMZ470-472-475.

     GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR
     GMZ470-472-475.

     LOW WATER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
     FOR GMZ430-432-435.

     SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH
     LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GMZ430-432-435.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
     FOR GMZ450-452-455.

     SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
     GMZ450-452-455.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 4:13 AM CST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
413 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
221015-
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-
VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON-
EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-
NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
413 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MAIN CONCERN IS FOR A SEVERE THREAT EVOLVING THROUGH THE DAY. THE
STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS NOW ENCOMPASSED THE FORECAST AREA
WITHIN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE...WITH A MORE CONCERNING ENHANCED
RISK FOR MUCH OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. ALL INGREDIENTS
COMING TOGETHER INCLUDING MODERATE INSTABILITY WITH CAPES MAXING
OUT FROM 1500-2000 J/KG. 0-6 KM BULK SHEAR FROM 50 TO 70 KNOTS.
1-3 KM HELICITY VALUES FROM 200-300. ROTATING STORMS EXPECTED.
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES WILL ALL BE IN PLAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-221015-
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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
413 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING OVER CENTRAL TEXAS WILL
ADVANCE EAST ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA TODAY AND INTO THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY OVERNIGHT. THIS FEATURE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AS WELL AS
INCREASINGLY STRONG SOUTH WINDS BECOMING WEST PRIOR TO ITS
PASSAGE. RAINS WILL END WITH PASSAGE OF THE BOUNDARY BUT EXTREMELY
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SET UP FOR AN EXTENDED
PERIOD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
NEAR SHORE. A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STRONG WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FRIDAY
AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE FINALLY SUBSIDING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY NOT BE REQUIRED.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 21, 1:52 PM CST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
152 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     HAIL             DE RIDDER               30.85N 93.29W
01/21/2016  E1.25 INCH       BEAUREGARD         LA   STORM CHASER

            STORM CHASER REPORTS HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 171
            AND HWY 26 IN DERIDDER.

&&

DJONES
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 2:01 PM CST, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
201 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAZ027-028-212015-
RAPIDES LA-VERNON LA-
201 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 158 PM CST...WEATHER OBSERVERS AT FORT POLK HAVE REPORTED FUNNEL
CLOUDS WITH THE LINE OF STORMS ACROSS VERNON PARISH. THE STORM
REMAINS IN AN ENVIRONMENT FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND RESIDENTS NEED
TO REMAIN UP TO DATE ON THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR WEST CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3147 9269 3147 9271 3145 9271 3145 9268
      3143 9269 3141 9268 3140 9269 3140 9267
      3139 9266 3139 9264 3101 9281 3096 9319
      3113 9315 3140 9289 3142 9285 3143 9284
      3144 9281 3152 9272
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 229DEG 34KT 3132 9285 3114 9289 3105 9307

TINGLER
Local storm report, Jan 21, 2:03 PM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
203 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 PM     HAIL             DE RIDDER               30.85N 93.29W
01/21/2016  E1.75 INCH       BEAUREGARD         LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            BEAUREGARD SHERIFF REPORTS GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN DE
            RIDDER.

&&

DJONES
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 2:04 PM CST, 37 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
204 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAZ029-212030-
AVOYELLES LA-
204 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH
UNTIL 230 PM CST...

AT 204 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
SIMMESPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SIMMESPORT...BIG BEND AND HAMBURG.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3120 9173 3120 9169 3119 9168 3117 9168
      3116 9170 3114 9172 3110 9170 3109 9172
      3107 9171 3105 9172 3099 9178 3098 9180
      3093 9180 3091 9183 3104 9196 3122 9178
      3122 9176
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 229DEG 34KT 3103 9183

TINGLER
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 2:24 PM CST, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
224 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAZ030-041-TXZ262-212100-
BEAUREGARD LA-CALCASIEU LA-SOUTHERN NEWTON TX-
224 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 223 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR
FIELDS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RAGLEY...FIELDS...DE QUINCY...DEQUINCY AND ORETTA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3066 9330 3041 9318 3037 9368 3052 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 253DEG 28KT 3046 9359

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Special weather statement, Jan 21, 2:27 PM CST, 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
227 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

LAZ041-073-TXZ215-216-212100-
WEST CAMERON LA-CALCASIEU LA-JEFFERSON TX-ORANGE TX-
227 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMERON AND
SOUTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...EASTERN ORANGE AND EAST CENTRAL
JEFFERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 300 PM CST...

AT 227 PM CST...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FOREST HEIGHTS TO NEAR
LA BELLE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...NEDERLAND...GROVES...PORT NECHES...BRIDGE
CITY...WEST ORANGE...VINTON...SABINE NATIONAL WILDLIFE...CENTRAL
GARDENS...ORANGEFIELD...PORT ACRES...BUHLER...EDGERLY AND SOUTHEAST
TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.

LAT...LON 2973 9425 3022 9385 3024 9371 3037 9334
      2990 9358 2985 9379 2986 9379 2991 9377
      2997 9376 3000 9379 2998 9383 2999 9386
      2998 9385 2993 9386 2986 9393 2984 9392
      2984 9395 2981 9393
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 246DEG 35KT 3021 9370 2981 9412

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 9:19 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH60 hr
Jan 21, 3:40 AM CSTGale WarningLCH48 hr
Jan 21, 3:40 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH53 hr
Jan 21, 4:28 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard, Vernon62 min
Jan 21, 4:56 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon49 min
Jan 21, 5:11 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides, Vernon21 min
Jan 21, 5:32 AM CSTLow Water AdvisoryLCH34 hr
Jan 21, 5:43 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHGrant62 min
Jan 21, 6:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles53 min
Jan 21, 6:12 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHLafayette, Saint Martin3 hr
Jan 21, 12:29 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis46 min
Jan 21, 12:43 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard38 min
Jan 21, 12:49 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon41 min
Jan 21, 1:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon40 min
Jan 21, 1:19 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard41 min
Jan 21, 1:48 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides, Vernon57 min
Jan 21, 1:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon50 min
Jan 21, 2:01 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon14 min
Jan 21, 2:04 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles26 min
Jan 21, 2:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles37 min
Jan 21, 2:18 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles27 min
Jan 21, 2:24 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard36 min
Jan 21, 2:33 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH42 min
Jan 21, 2:49 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles26 min
Jan 21, 3:06 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 2 more26 hr
Jan 21, 3:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides44 min
Jan 21, 4:40 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette50 min
Jan 21, 4:58 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH32 min
Jan 21, 5:11 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH34 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.