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Tornado Warning 47, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2017, 12:32 PM CDT for Jasper County, Orange County, Texas. 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
- Aug 26, 2017, 12:32 PM CDT (17:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2017, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Jasper County, TX, Orange County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 1:48 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 2221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 13.5
The text
As transmitted.
728
WFUS54 KLCH 261732
TORLCH
TXC241-361-261800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0047.170826T1732Z-170826T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1232 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Orange County in southeastern Texas...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 100 PM CDT
* At 1231 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Pine Forest, or over Vidor, moving north
at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Beaumont, Vidor, Evadale and Pine Forest.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3043 9411 3043 9394 3012 9398 3012 9405
3031 9411 3032 9410 3034 9410 3035 9408
3036 9410 3039 9410 3040 9412 3041 9411
3041 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 175DEG 23KT 3016 9403
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Jones1 follow-up statement
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WWUS54 KLCH 261746
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1246 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
TXC241-361-261800-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0047.000000T0000Z-170826T1800Z/
Orange TX-Jasper TX-
1246 PM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
At 1246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Weiss Bluff, or near Evadale, moving north at 25
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Evadale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3043 9411 3043 9394 3020 9397 3020 9405
3025 9409 3032 9410 3034 9410 3035 9408
3036 9410 3039 9410 3040 9412 3041 9411
3041 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 1746Z 175DEG 23KT 3026 9404
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JonesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Orange | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 11:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 6 hr |
| Aug 26, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 1:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 5 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 31 min |
| Aug 26, 1:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 34 min |
| Aug 26, 1:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 1:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 36 min |
| Aug 26, 2:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 2:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin | 35 min |
| Aug 26, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Tyler | 24 min |
| Aug 26, 3:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Tyler | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 4:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Newton | 30 min |
| Aug 26, 5:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 6 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.