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Tornado Warning 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 20, 20174 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jan 20, 2017, 11:32 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 28 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 20, 2017, 11:32 PM CST (05:32 UTC)
Expired
Jan 21, 2017, 12:00 AM CST
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:30 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jan 20, 7:32 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 627 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2017-01-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
627 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
842 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

055 
WFUS54 KLCH 210532
TORLCH
LAC001-039-053-097-210600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0011.170121T0532Z-170121T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1132 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2017

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Southwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
  Northwestern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  West central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until midnight CST
    
* At 1132 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Pine Island, or 7 miles north of Jennings,
  moving northeast at 30 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 dangerous storm will be near...
  Basile around 1155 PM CST. 
  Eunice and Duralde around 1200 AM CST. 

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Hathaway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This Tornado Warning replaces the Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued
for the same area.

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 3044 9231 3022 9271 3034 9280 3049 9266
      3049 9262 3051 9261 3052 9262 3055 9259
      3064 9251
TIME...MOT...LOC 0532Z 228DEG 28KT 3033 9270 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 8:03 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard42 min
Jan 20, 8:32 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu28 min
Jan 20, 8:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu21 min
Jan 20, 9:16 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu23 min
Jan 20, 9:38 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu37 min
Jan 20, 10:05 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard25 min
Jan 20, 10:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry24 min
Jan 20, 10:26 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis34 min
Jan 20, 10:44 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis31 min
Jan 20, 10:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry28 min
Jan 20, 10:50 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
Jan 20, 10:59 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline31 min
Jan 20, 11:05 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis25 min
Jan 20, 11:09 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
Jan 20, 11:10 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry20 min
Jan 20, 11:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis32 min
Jan 20, 11:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu115 min
Jan 20, 11:52 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry8 min
Jan 20, 11:56 PM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry19 min
Jan 21, 12:12 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline, Saint Landry33 min
Jan 21, 12:16 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles44 min
Jan 21, 12:47 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry28 min
Jan 21, 12:53 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon67 min
Jan 21, 1:07 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry68 min
Jan 21, 1:19 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry26 min
Jan 21, 1:34 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Avoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin56 min
Jan 21, 1:45 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin2 hr
Jan 21, 2:11 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline, Rapides49 min
Jan 21, 2:50 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry40 min
Jan 21, 2:53 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin52 min
Jan 21, 3:19 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH6 hr
Jan 21, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen4 days
Jan 21, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen7 days
Jan 21, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
Jan 21, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion5 days
Jan 21, 8:53 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin57 hr
Jan 21, 9:26 AM CSTGale WarningLCH45 hr
Jan 21, 9:26 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH54 hr
Jan 21, 1:38 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more34 hr
Jan 21, 2:45 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry45 hr
Jan 21, 3:35 PM CSTLow Water AdvisoryLCH18 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.