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Tornado Warning 20, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 11:17 AM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 28 min. 1 report 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
- Apr 30, 2016, 11:17 AM CDT (16:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 11:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 11:25 AM CDT | TORNADO | 3 E Big Cane, LA | RADAR IMAGERY INDICATED A TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNITURE AROUND BAYOU JACK ROAD AND JIMS CAMP ROAD THIS MORNING. KALB METEOROLOGIST ADAM BURNISTON WENT TO THE SITE AND SENT IN PICTURES OF TREE DAMAGE AND ROOFING MATERIAL REMOVED FROM A SHED NEAR BAYOU JACK CHURCH WH |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 156 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.
305
WFUS54 KLCH 301617
TORLCH
LAC009-097-301645-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0020.160430T1617Z-160430T1645Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1117 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1145 AM CDT
* AT 1117 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LEBEAU...OR NEAR PALMETTO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 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...
PALMETTO AND BIG CANE AROUND 1120 AM CDT.
GOUDEAU AROUND 1125 AM CDT.
BAYOU CURRENT AND DUPONT AROUND 1135 AM CDT.
SIMMESPORT AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED
FOR THE SAME AREA.
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 3101 9176 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180
3086 9182 3084 9180 3083 9180 3082 9181
3081 9181 3079 9177 3064 9197 3076 9212
3108 9185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 222DEG 27KT 3076 9199
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$2 follow-up statements
452
WWUS54 KLCH 301628
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1128 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC009-097-301645-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160430T1645Z/
ST. LANDRY LA-AVOYELLES LA-
1128 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...
AT 1128 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR BIG CANE...OR 7 MILES NORTH OF PALMETTO...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BAYOU CURRENT AROUND 1140 AM CDT.
SIMMESPORT AND DUPONT AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3101 9176 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180
3086 9182 3084 9180 3083 9180 3082 9181
3081 9181 3080 9180 3072 9190 3083 9206
3108 9185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 221DEG 17KT 3082 9194
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$221
WWUS54 KLCH 301636
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1136 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC009-097-301645-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160430T1645Z/
ST. LANDRY LA-AVOYELLES LA-
1136 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...
AT 1136 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR DUPONT...OR 7
MILES NORTHWEST OF BAYOU CURRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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 TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SIMMESPORT AROUND 1145 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3101 9176 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180
3086 9182 3084 9180 3083 9180 3082 9181
3081 9181 3080 9180 3072 9190 3083 9206
3108 9185
TIME...MOT...LOC 1636Z 222DEG 27KT 3086 9189
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$The 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, 8:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 34 min |
| 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, 11:42 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.