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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 30, 2016, 12:27 PM CDT for Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 44 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, 12:27 PM CDT (17:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2016, 1:11 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA
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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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.
494
WFUS54 KLCH 301727
TORLCH
LAC045-099-101-301830-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0022.160430T1727Z-160430T1830Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1227 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 130 PM CDT
* AT 1227 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WERE LOCATED OVER
LYDIA...OR NEAR JEANERETTE...MOVING EAST AT 15 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.
* THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
JEANERETTE AROUND 1250 PM CDT.
SORREL AND LAKE FAUSSE POINTE AROUND 105 PM CDT.
BALDWIN AROUND 115 PM CDT.
CHARENTON AROUND 120 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE WEEKS
ISLAND.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2984 9138 2980 9172 2979 9182 2980 9182
2981 9183 2981 9182 2982 9182 2984 9186
2997 9189 3010 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 256DEG 14KT 2990 9179
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LANDRENEAU3 follow-up statements
770
WWUS54 KLCH 301739
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1239 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC045-099-101-301830-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160430T1830Z/
ST. MARTIN LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARY LA-
1239 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ST. MARTIN...NORTH CENTRAL IBERIA AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY
PARISHES...
AT 1238 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER
LYDIA...OR NEAR JEANERETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
JEANERETTE AROUND 1245 PM CDT.
LAKE FAUSSE POINTE AROUND 105 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE
HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2990 9140 2990 9178 2998 9178 3010 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 241DEG 15KT 2994 9174
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LANDRENEAU399
WWUS54 KLCH 301756
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1256 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC045-099-101-301830-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160430T1830Z/
ST. MARTIN LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARY LA-
1256 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
ST. MARTIN...NORTH CENTRAL IBERIA AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY
PARISHES...
AT 1255 PM CDT...A SEVERE SQUALL LINE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH
TORNADOES AND EXTENSIVE STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER
SORREL...OR NEAR JEANERETTE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
CENTRAL ST. MARTIN...NORTH CENTRAL IBERIA AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY
PARISHES.
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.
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 2990 9140 2990 9163 2994 9163 3009 9147
3010 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 238DEG 16KT 2992 9159
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
LANDRENEAU640
WWUS54 KLCH 301811
SVSLCH
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
111 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
LAC045-099-101-301821-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-160430T1830Z/
ST. MARTIN LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARY LA-
111 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ST. MARTIN...NORTH CENTRAL IBERIA
AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. MARY PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY
AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA.
LAT...LON 2990 9140 2990 9163 2994 9163 3009 9147
3010 9145
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 256DEG 14KT 2994 9152
$$
LANDRENEAUThe 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, 11:42 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, 12:49 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.