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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 21, 2016Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 21, 2016, 2:18 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 27 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, 2:18 PM CST (20:18 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2016, 2:45 PM CST
In force: 27 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Avoyelles Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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, 2:30 PM CST	HAIL 1.25	Mansura, LA	PUBLIC POSTED PHOTO OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
Jan 21, 2:44 PM CST	HAIL 1.25	Bordelonville, LA	PUBLIC POSTED FACEBOOK PHOTO OF HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN BORDELONVILLE. 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.

551 
WFUS54 KLCH 212018
TORLCH
LAC009-212045-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0011.160121T2018Z-160121T2045Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES  HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 245 PM CST
    
* AT 218 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EVERGREEN...OR NEAR BUNKIE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  COTTONPORT AND HESSMER AROUND 225 PM CST.
  MANSURA...PLAUCHEVILLE AND DUPONT AROUND 230 PM CST.
  MARKSVILLE AND MOREAUVILLE AROUND 235 PM CST.
  BORDELONVILLE AND BIG BEND AROUND 245 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAMBURG.

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 3123 9179 3122 9175 3117 9170 3114 9172
      3112 9172 3111 9170 3109 9172 3107 9171
      3099 9178 3085 9204 3085 9220 3094 9228
      3097 9224 3096 9221 3099 9221 3127 9186
      3127 9184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2018Z 232DEG 39KT 3091 9214 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

TINGLER

1 follow-up statement

720 
WWUS54 KLCH 212035
SVSLCH

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

LAC009-212045-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0011.000000T0000Z-160121T2045Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
235 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
AVOYELLES PARISH...
    
AT 234 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER COTTONPORT...OR OVER MOREAUVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
  BORDELONVILLE AND BIG BEND AROUND 245 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
HAMBURG.

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 3123 9179 3122 9175 3117 9170 3114 9172
      3112 9172 3111 9170 3109 9172 3107 9171
      3099 9178 3095 9186 3094 9211 3106 9212
      3127 9186 3127 9184
TIME...MOT...LOC 2034Z 231DEG 35KT 3101 9201 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

TINGLER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
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, 12:43 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	38 min
Jan 21, 12:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	41 min
Jan 21, 1:05 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	40 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, 2:24 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, 3:06 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 2 more	26 hr
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.