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Tornado Warning 36, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 3, 2017Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2017, 8:47 AM CDT for Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 28 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 3, 2017, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2017, 9:15 AM CDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.75 in

County Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 3, 8:49 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Pecan Island, LA
May 3, 8:50 AM CDTTSTM WND DMGPecan Island, LAEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT RELAYED REPORT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE... WINDOWS BROKEN AND SIDING TORN ON AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 7:32 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 12:00Z on 2017-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2161 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2017-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 154 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
549 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
154 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
197 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
12.3

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The text

As transmitted.

138 
WFUS54 KLCH 031347
TORLCH
LAC113-031415-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0036.170503T1347Z-170503T1415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
847 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 915 AM CDT
    
* At 846 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Pecan Island, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball 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. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Pecan 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.

&&

LAT...LON 2957 9254 2957 9257 2958 9261 2958 9262
      2962 9262 2988 9241 2970 9218 2968 9220
      2969 9220 2968 9221 2955 9238
TIME...MOT...LOC 1346Z 221DEG 21KT 2959 9251 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

Erickson

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 4:10 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLCHCameron20 hr
May 3, 4:10 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH57 hr
May 3, 4:10 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 2 more17 hr
May 3, 6:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH87 min
May 3, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu, Cameron75 min
May 3, 6:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH83 min
May 3, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis65 min
May 3, 7:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron65 min
May 3, 7:28 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH92 min
May 3, 7:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary47 min
May 3, 7:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis57 min
May 3, 8:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin40 min
May 3, 8:09 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH36 min
May 3, 8:14 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH61 min
May 3, 8:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline65 min
May 3, 8:30 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard45 min
May 3, 8:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron59 min
May 3, 8:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVermilion53 min
May 3, 8:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon45 min
May 3, 8:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides37 min
May 3, 9:11 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu34 min
May 3, 9:12 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHVermilion63 min
May 3, 9:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion112 min
May 3, 9:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH95 min
May 3, 9:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu50 min
May 3, 10:03 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu87 min
May 3, 10:08 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH52 min
May 3, 10:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis46 min
May 3, 10:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary47 min
May 3, 10:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary46 min
May 3, 10:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis57 min
May 3, 11:05 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion12 days
May 3, 11:11 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion64 min
May 3, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary46 min
May 3, 11:16 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis6 hr
May 3, 11:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
May 3, 11:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion6 hr
May 3, 11:39 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary36 min
May 3, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion8 days
May 3, 11:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion61 min
May 3, 12:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary29 min
May 3, 12:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon39 min
May 3, 12:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary24 min
May 3, 12:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion55 min
May 3, 12:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
May 3, 1:00 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu5 hr
May 3, 1:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary26 min
May 3, 1:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary3 hr
May 3, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis43 min
May 3, 2:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu7 days
May 3, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 1 more3 hr
May 3, 2:51 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
May 3, 4:08 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon6 hr
May 3, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen36 min
May 3, 5:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis6 hr
May 3, 5:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia44 min
May 3, 5:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 2 more6 hr
May 3, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry44 min
May 3, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin67 min
May 3, 6:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon54 min
May 3, 6:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry3 hr
May 3, 6:36 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin24 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.