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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 3, 2017Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2017, 9:11 AM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 34 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: May 3, 2017, 9:11 AM CDT (14:11 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2017, 9:45 AM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 3, 7:32 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 59 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: 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.

592 
WFUS54 KLCH 031411
TORLCH
LAC011-019-031445-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0037.170503T1411Z-170503T1445Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 945 AM CDT
    
* At 910 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Fields, moving east at 30 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. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  De Quincy, Dequincy and Oretta around 925 AM 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 3053 9372 3059 9329 3038 9329 3040 9372
      3042 9372 3044 9370 3045 9371 3046 9371
      3046 9370 3048 9372 3049 9371 3050 9372
      3051 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 1410Z 268DEG 27KT 3046 9357 

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

$$

K. Kuyper

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 4:10 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LCH	Cameron	20 hr
May 3, 4:10 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		57 hr
May 3, 4:10 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 2 more	17 hr
May 3, 6:18 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		87 min
May 3, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	75 min
May 3, 6:37 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		83 min
May 3, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	65 min
May 3, 7:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	65 min
May 3, 7:28 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		92 min
May 3, 7:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	47 min
May 3, 7:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	57 min
May 3, 8:05 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin	40 min
May 3, 8:09 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		36 min
May 3, 8:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
May 3, 8:25 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	65 min
May 3, 8:30 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard	45 min
May 3, 8:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	59 min
May 3, 8:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vermilion	53 min
May 3, 8:47 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vermilion	28 min
May 3, 8:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	45 min
May 3, 8:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	37 min
May 3, 9:12 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vermilion	63 min
May 3, 9:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	112 min
May 3, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		95 min
May 3, 9:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	50 min
May 3, 10:03 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	87 min
May 3, 10:08 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		52 min
May 3, 10:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	46 min
May 3, 10:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary	47 min
May 3, 10:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary	46 min
May 3, 10:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	57 min
May 3, 11:05 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	12 days
May 3, 11:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion	64 min
May 3, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	46 min
May 3, 11:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	6 hr
May 3, 11:18 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		57 min
May 3, 11:21 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	6 hr
May 3, 11:39 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	36 min
May 3, 11:58 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	8 days
May 3, 11:59 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	61 min
May 3, 12:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	29 min
May 3, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	39 min
May 3, 12:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Martin, St. Mary	24 min
May 3, 12:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	55 min
May 3, 12:51 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
May 3, 1:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	5 hr
May 3, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	26 min
May 3, 1:47 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	3 hr
May 3, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis	43 min
May 3, 2:11 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	7 days
May 3, 2:35 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 1 more	3 hr
May 3, 2:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	5 days
May 3, 4:08 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	6 hr
May 3, 4:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	36 min
May 3, 5:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	6 hr
May 3, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	44 min
May 3, 5:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 2 more	6 hr
May 3, 6:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry	44 min
May 3, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	67 min
May 3, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	54 min
May 3, 6:24 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	3 hr
May 3, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Landry, Saint Martin	24 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		66 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.