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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 2, 2017Vernon Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 2, 2017, 10:10 AM CST for Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 19 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: Jan 2, 2017, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC)
Expired: Jan 2, 2017, 10:29 AM CST
In force: 19 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

County Vernon Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:10 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
Jan 2, 6:12 AM CST	Tornado Watch	SPC	10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 2537 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 515 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 2.0
Supercell composite: 12.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

122 
WFUS54 KLCH 021610
TORLCH
LAC115-021645-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0001.170102T1610Z-170102T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1010 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...

* Until 1045 AM CST
    
* At 1009 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Rosepine, moving east at 35 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...
  Rosepine around 1015 AM CST. 
  Fort Polk around 1020 AM CST. 
  Fullerton and Cravens around 1045 AM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pickering.

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 3118 9297 3091 9290 3088 9321 3088 9344
      3104 9347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1609Z 256DEG 30KT 3097 9337 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Brazzell

3 follow-up statements

156 
WWUS54 KLCH 021614
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1014 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

LAC115-021645-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1645Z/
Vernon LA-
1014 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH...
    
At 1014 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rosepine, moving east at 40 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...
  Fort Polk around 1020 AM CST. 
  Cravens around 1035 AM CST. 
  Fullerton around 1045 AM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pickering.

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 3118 9297 3091 9290 3089 9320 3090 9329
      3107 9337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 253DEG 33KT 3099 9330 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Brazzell

632 
WWUS54 KLCH 021623
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1023 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

LAC115-021645-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1645Z/
Vernon LA-
1023 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 AM CST FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH...
    
At 1023 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Fort Polk, moving east at 40 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...
  Cravens around 1035 AM CST. 
  Fullerton around 1040 AM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Pickering.

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 3118 9297 3091 9290 3089 9320 3090 9329
      3107 9337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1623Z 255DEG 33KT 3102 9319 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Brazzell

347 
WWUS54 KLCH 021629
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1029 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

LAC115-021638-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170102T1645Z/
Vernon LA-
1029 AM CST MON JAN 2 2017

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore the tornado warning has been cancelled.

A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 PM CST for west central
Louisiana.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect
until 10:45 AM.

LAT...LON 3118 9297 3091 9290 3089 9320 3090 9329
      3107 9337
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 256DEG 30KT 3103 9315 

$$

Brazzell

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 1, 6:20 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	LCH		15 hr
Jan 2, 1:56 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	34 min
Jan 2, 1:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	31 min
Jan 2, 2:03 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	42 min
Jan 2, 3:32 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	43 min
Jan 2, 9:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	64 min
Jan 2, 9:46 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	59 min
Jan 2, 9:57 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	48 min
Jan 2, 10:32 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides and 1 more	58 min
Jan 2, 10:37 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
Jan 2, 10:47 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	43 min
Jan 2, 11:19 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry	3 hr
Jan 2, 11:27 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides and 1 more	63 min
Jan 2, 11:31 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron	59 min
Jan 2, 11:32 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		58 min
Jan 2, 11:59 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Saint Landry	4 hr
Jan 2, 12:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Landry, Saint Martin	34 min
Jan 2, 12:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion	47 min
Jan 2, 12:49 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	3 hr
Jan 2, 1:28 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	47 min
Jan 2, 2:42 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	63 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.