Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 49, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 2, 2017, 2:04 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 24 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 2, 2017, 2:04 PM CDT (19:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2017, 2:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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 2, 10:39 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
| Apr 2, 1:34 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 2197 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.3
- Supercell composite
- 19.3
The text
As transmitted.
769
WUUS54 KLCH 021904
SVRLCH
LAC003-039-079-115-021945-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0049.170402T1904Z-170402T1945Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
204 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 245 PM CDT
* At 204 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mittie,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Oakdale, Oberlin, Glenmora, Elizabeth, Mittie, Allen Parish
Airport, Harmony, Beaver and Union Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3090 9241 3053 9284 3060 9298 3071 9298
3110 9281
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 210DEG 43KT 3067 9287
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
132 follow-up statements
967
WWUS54 KLCH 021921
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
221 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
LAC003-039-079-115-021945-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170402T1945Z/
Rapides LA-Evangeline LA-Vernon LA-Allen LA-
221 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RAPIDES...NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...SOUTHEASTERN
VERNON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES...
At 221 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elizabeth,
moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Oakdale, Glenmora, Elizabeth, Allen Parish Airport, Beaver and Union
Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3065 9270 3078 9295 3110 9281 3090 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 213DEG 36KT 3081 9276
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
13599
WWUS54 KLCH 021928
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
228 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
LAC003-039-079-115-021938-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0049.000000T0000Z-170402T1945Z/
Rapides LA-Evangeline LA-Vernon LA-Allen LA-
228 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RAPIDES...
NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE...SOUTHEASTERN VERNON AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN
PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3065 9270 3078 9295 3110 9281 3090 9241
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 210DEG 43KT 3088 9271
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:27 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 5 days |
| Apr 2, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Apr 2, 7:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 43 min |
| Apr 2, 7:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette | 37 min |
| Apr 2, 8:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 8:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 53 min |
| Apr 2, 9:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 33 min |
| Apr 2, 9:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 25 min |
| Apr 2, 10:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 38 min |
| Apr 2, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 20 min |
| Apr 2, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 15 min |
| Apr 2, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 9 days |
| Apr 2, 11:49 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 23 hr |
| Apr 2, 12:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 27 min |
| Apr 2, 12:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 36 min |
| Apr 2, 1:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Rapides | 28 min |
| Apr 2, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 2:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 32 min |
| Apr 2, 2:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 63 min |
| Apr 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry | 34 min |
| Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 50 min |
| Apr 2, 3:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 35 min |
| Apr 2, 3:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 29 min |
| Apr 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 19 min |
| Apr 2, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 51 min |
| Apr 2, 4:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Rapides | 2 hr |
| Apr 2, 4:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry | 119 min |
| Apr 2, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 4:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 5:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 59 min |
| Apr 2, 5:28 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 6 hr |
| Apr 2, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 24 min |
| Apr 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 39 min |
| Apr 2, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 47 min |
| Apr 2, 6:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 6 hr |
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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.