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Tornado Warning 62, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 27, 2017Hardin County, Jasper County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 27, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT for Hardin County, Jasper County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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 27, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2017, 10:45 AM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2017-08-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 323 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 2017-08-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
323 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
934 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
193 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

As transmitted.

714 
WFUS54 KLCH 271515
TORLCH
TXC199-241-361-271545-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0062.170827T1515Z-170827T1545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1015 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
  Northwestern Orange County in southeastern Texas...
  South central Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 1045 AM CDT
    
* At 1015 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Weiss Bluff, or near Evadale, moving
  northwest at 30 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. 

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Lumberton around 1020 AM CDT. 
  Evadale around 1025 AM CDT. 
  Silsbee around 1040 AM CDT. 
  Caney Head around 1045 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 9420 3052 9407 3053 9407 3055 9408
      3055 9409 3058 9409 3059 9407 3023 9394
      3016 9412 3017 9413 3043 9440
TIME...MOT...LOC 1515Z 154DEG 24KT 3027 9407 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 27, 1:21 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange14 hr
Aug 27, 8:15 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin8 days
Aug 27, 8:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler6 hr
Aug 27, 8:52 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson23 min
Aug 27, 9:18 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange27 min
Aug 27, 9:43 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange32 min
Aug 27, 9:55 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHNewton, Orange5 hr
Aug 27, 10:43 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler32 min
Aug 27, 10:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange58 min
Aug 27, 1:50 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHNewton25 min
Aug 27, 2:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler5 hr
Aug 27, 2:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange5 hr
Aug 27, 6:02 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson28 min
Aug 27, 6:27 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson33 min

Nearby

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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.