Tornado Warning 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Feb 15, 2016, 10:28 AM CST (16:28 UTC)

Expired

Feb 15, 2016, 10:45 AM CST

In force

17 min

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.0 in

County Avoyelles Parish, LA

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS54 KLCH 151628
TORLCH
LAC009-151715-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0012.160215T1628Z-160215T1715Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1028 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES  HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 1115 AM CST
    
* AT 1027 AM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SIMMESPORT...MOVING EAST AT 25 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...
  SIMMESPORT AROUND 1045 AM 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 3107 9171 3104 9173 3099 9178 3098 9180
      3093 9180 3093 9192 3101 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 263DEG 14KT 3097 9189 

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

$$

K. KUYPER

196 
WWUS54 KLCH 151645
SVSLCH

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1045 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

LAC009-151654-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-160215T1715Z/
AVOYELLES LA-
1045 AM CST MON FEB 15 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR CENTRAL
LOUISIANA.

LAT...LON 3107 9171 3104 9173 3099 9178 3098 9180
      3093 9180 3093 9192 3101 9194
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 263DEG 14KT 3098 9181 

$$

K. KUYPER

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