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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 8:26 AM CDT for Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 34 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
- Apr 30, 2016, 8:26 AM CDT (13:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 9:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 5:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 1273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -78 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 690 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 295 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.9
The text
As transmitted.
080
WFUS54 KLCH 301326
TORLCH
LAC003-011-301400-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0019.160430T1326Z-160430T1400Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
826 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 900 AM CDT
* AT 826 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TOPSY...OR NEAR RAGLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 15 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.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
REEVES AROUND 855 AM CDT.
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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3069 9314 3054 9289 3044 9306 3043 9306
3042 9308 3042 9313 3040 9313 3040 9319
3043 9324
TIME...MOT...LOC 1326Z 216DEG 13KT 3046 9316
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TINGLER2 follow-up statements
292
WWUS54 KLCH 301338
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
838 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC011-301347-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160430T1400Z/
BEAUREGARD LA-
838 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR
BEAUREGARD PARISH.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3060 9299 3054 9289 3044 9306 3043 9306
3042 9308 3042 9313 3060 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 188DEG 12KT 3051 9311
$$
LAC003-301400-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160430T1400Z/
ALLEN LA-
838 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN PARISH...
AT 837 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR REEVES...MOVING NORTH AT 15 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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
REEVES AROUND 845 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO 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.
THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES AND
WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 3060 9299 3054 9289 3044 9306 3043 9306
3042 9308 3042 9313 3060 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 1337Z 188DEG 12KT 3051 9311
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TINGLER460
WWUS54 KLCH 301354
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
854 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC003-301403-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-160430T1400Z/
ALLEN LA-
854 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT
900 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 3060 9299 3054 9289 3044 9306 3043 9306
3042 9308 3042 9313 3060 9313
TIME...MOT...LOC 1351Z 216DEG 13KT 3051 9311
$$
TINGLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 5 days |
| Apr 29, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 12 hr |
| Apr 30, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 7:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 57 min |
| Apr 30, 8:13 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:52 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 8:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 53 min |
| Apr 30, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 45 min |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 10 days |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 25 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 48 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 3 days |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 12 days |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 71 hr |
| Apr 30, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 12 days |
| Apr 30, 9:28 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 59 min |
| Apr 30, 10:08 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 67 min |
| Apr 30, 10:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 10:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 10:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Grant | 46 min |
| Apr 30, 10:48 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 42 min |
| Apr 30, 10:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 55 min |
| Apr 30, 10:59 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Apr 30, 11:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 54 min |
| Apr 30, 11:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 28 min |
| Apr 30, 11:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 18 min |
| Apr 30, 11:49 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | LaSalle | 41 min |
| Apr 30, 11:53 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 97 min |
| Apr 30, 12:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 78 min |
| Apr 30, 12:18 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 5 days |
| Apr 30, 12:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 12:49 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 116 min | |
| Apr 30, 12:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Iberia, St. Mary | 3 hr |
| Apr 30, 1:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 36 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.