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Tornado Warning 38, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 3, 2017Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 3, 2017, 9:12 AM CDT for Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 63 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, 9:12 AM CDT (14:12 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

County Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 106 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 104 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

479 
WFUS54 KLCH 031412
TORLCH
LAC113-031515-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0038.170503T1412Z-170503T1515Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

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

* Until 1015 AM CDT
    
* At 912 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northeast of Pecan Island, moving northeast at
  15 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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...
  Intracoastal City, Forked Island, Pecan Island, Esther and Henry. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2972 9252 2998 9233 2985 9197 2975 9211
      2976 9212 2975 9212 2976 9213 2977 9215
      2976 9215 2974 9214 2976 9216 2976 9218
      2975 9216 2974 9217 2975 9221 2971 9218
      2957 9240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1412Z 231DEG 15KT 2973 9237 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

Erickson

1 follow-up statement

189 
WWUS54 KLCH 031453
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
953 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

LAC113-031515-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0038.000000T0000Z-170503T1515Z/
Vermilion LA-
953 AM CDT WED MAY 3 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN VERMILION PARISH...
    
At 953 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Esther, or near Forked Island, moving northeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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...
Intracoastal City, Forked Island, Esther and Henry. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2979 9244 2995 9226 2985 9197 2975 9211
      2976 9212 2975 9212 2976 9213 2977 9215
      2976 9215 2974 9214 2976 9216 2976 9218
      2975 9216 2974 9217 2975 9221 2971 9218
      2965 9228
TIME...MOT...LOC 1453Z 231DEG 15KT 2984 9222 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

Erickson

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, 9:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	34 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.