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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 11:42 AM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 18 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, 11:42 AM CDT (16:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Observed
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:45 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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
187
WFUS54 KLCH 301642
TORLCH
LAC009-097-301700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0021.160430T1642Z-160430T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1142 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL NOON CDT
* AT 1142 AM CDT...A TORNADO PRODUCING STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BAYOU
CURRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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 TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR...
SIMMESPORT AROUND 1155 AM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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 3099 9178 3098 9180 3087 9180 3086 9182
3084 9180 3083 9180 3082 9181 3081 9181
3079 9177 3077 9187 3093 9193 3104 9173
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 247DEG 23KT 3087 9185
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$1 follow-up statement
919
WWUS54 KLCH 301649
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1149 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC009-097-301700-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160430T1700Z/
ST. LANDRY LA-AVOYELLES LA-
1149 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES...
AT 1148 AM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BAYOU
CURRENT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN ST. LANDRY AND SOUTHEASTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID
WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...
MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM
FLYING DEBRIS.
&&
LAT...LON 3094 9180 3087 9180 3086 9182 3084 9180
3083 9180 3081 9182 3093 9186
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 247DEG 23KT 3089 9180
TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$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, 11:17 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 28 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.