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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 21, 2016Jasper County, Newton County, Texas; Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2016, 12:43 PM CST for Jasper County, Newton County, Texas; Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 38 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, 12:43 PM CST (18:43 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2016, 1:21 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.25 in

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:44 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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 21, 12:50 PM CST	HAIL 0.75	3 Wsw Call, TX	TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZE HAIL AT CALL JUNCTION
Jan 21, 1:05 PM CST	HAIL 1.75	1 S Bon Weir, TX	PICTURE SUBMITTED VIA FACEBOOK INDICATES APPROXIMATELY GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR BON WEIR. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

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
Jan 21, 11:48 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 85 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

103 
WFUS54 KLCH 211843
TORLCH
LAC011-TXC241-351-211930-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0010.160121T1843Z-160121T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1243 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
  EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
  CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 130 PM CST
    
* AT 1243 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL. 

  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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  TROUT CREEK AROUND 1255 PM CST.
  BON WEIR AND BIVENS AROUND 110 PM CST.
  MERRYVILLE AROUND 120 PM CST.
  JUNCTION AROUND 130 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3090 9355 3089 9357 3088 9357 3087 9356
      3088 9354 3087 9350 3068 9336 3049 9395
      3057 9396 3091 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 237DEG 36KT 3056 9392 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN

$$

TINGLER

3 follow-up statements

103 
WWUS54 KLCH 211855
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1255 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

TXC241-211905-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T1930Z/
JASPER TX-
1255 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3090 9355 3089 9357 3088 9357 3087 9356
      3088 9354 3087 9350 3068 9336 3051 9388
      3065 9387 3091 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 244DEG 37KT 3059 9377 

$$

LAC011-TXC351-211930-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T1930Z/
BEAUREGARD LA-NEWTON TX-
1255 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL
NEWTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 1255 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR TROUT CREEK...OR NEAR CALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  BON WEIR AND BIVENS AROUND 110 PM CST.
  MERRYVILLE AROUND 120 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3090 9355 3089 9357 3088 9357 3087 9356
      3088 9354 3087 9350 3068 9336 3051 9388
      3065 9387 3091 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 244DEG 37KT 3059 9377 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TINGLER

194 
WWUS54 KLCH 211912
SVSLCH

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

LAC011-TXC351-211930-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T1930Z/
BEAUREGARD LA-NEWTON TX-
112 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST FOR
NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND EAST
CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 111 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER BIVENS...OR NEAR FIELDS...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

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. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MERRYVILLE AROUND 125 PM CST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3087 9350 3068 9336 3057 9370 3076 9367
      3084 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 249DEG 32KT 3062 9362 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

TINGLER

306 
WWUS54 KLCH 211921
SVSLCH

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

LAC011-TXC351-211929-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160121T1930Z/
BEAUREGARD LA-NEWTON TX-
121 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA AND EAST CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING IS NO LONGER
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

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

LAT...LON 3087 9350 3068 9336 3057 9370 3076 9367
      3084 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 237DEG 36KT 3067 9353 

$$

TINGLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 12:00 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	30 min
Jan 21, 12:02 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	43 min
Jan 21, 12:04 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	25 min
Jan 21, 12:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	19 min
Jan 21, 12:22 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Sabine	23 min
Jan 21, 12:34 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	41 min
Jan 21, 12:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	41 min
Jan 21, 1:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Newton	40 min
Jan 21, 1:46 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	44 min
Jan 21, 2:27 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	33 min
Jan 21, 3:06 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton	26 hr
Jan 20, 9:19 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		60 hr
Jan 21, 3:40 AM CST	Gale Warning	LCH		48 hr
Jan 21, 3:40 AM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		53 hr
Jan 21, 4:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	62 min
Jan 21, 4:56 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	49 min
Jan 21, 5:11 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	21 min
Jan 21, 5:32 AM CST	Low Water Advisory	LCH		34 hr
Jan 21, 5:43 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Grant	62 min
Jan 21, 6:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	53 min
Jan 21, 6:12 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin	3 hr
Jan 21, 12:29 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	46 min
Jan 21, 1:19 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	41 min
Jan 21, 1:48 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	57 min
Jan 21, 1:55 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	50 min
Jan 21, 2:01 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	14 min
Jan 21, 2:04 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	26 min
Jan 21, 2:08 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles	37 min
Jan 21, 2:18 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles	27 min
Jan 21, 2:24 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	36 min
Jan 21, 2:33 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		42 min
Jan 21, 2:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon	49 min
Jan 21, 2:49 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles	26 min
Jan 21, 3:31 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	44 min
Jan 21, 4:40 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	50 min
Jan 21, 4:58 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		32 min
Jan 21, 5:11 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		34 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.