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Tornado Warning 22, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 29, 2017, 6:01 PM CDT for Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 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
- Mar 29, 2017, 6:01 PM CDT (23:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2:11 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 451 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 229 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
122
WFUS54 KLCH 292301
TORLCH
LAC115-292330-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0022.170329T2301Z-170329T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
601 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 630 PM CDT
* At 601 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Anacoco, moving northeast at 35 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...
Kurthwood around 620 PM CDT.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3133 9301 3120 9327 3129 9338 3136 9329
3137 9313 3137 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2301Z 230DEG 32KT 3127 9335
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
Jones1 follow-up statement
605
WWUS54 KLCH 292314
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
614 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
LAC115-292330-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0022.000000T0000Z-170329T2330Z/
Vernon LA-
614 PM CDT WED MAR 29 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL VERNON PARISH...
At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Kurthwood, or 8 miles northeast of Anacoco, moving
northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Vernon Parish.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3133 9301 3125 9318 3133 9333 3136 9329
3137 9313 3137 9305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 230DEG 32KT 3134 9325
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
JonesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 4:17 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Allen, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 14 hr |
| Mar 29, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| Mar 29, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 41 min |
| Mar 29, 2:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 42 min | |
| Mar 29, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Mar 29, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 32 min |
| Mar 29, 3:54 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Mar 29, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Mar 29, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 32 min |
| Mar 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Mar 29, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 27 min |
| Mar 29, 6:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 53 min |
| Mar 29, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 43 min |
| Mar 29, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 23 min |
| Mar 29, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 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.