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Tornado Warning 66, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 27, 2017, 1:50 PM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 25 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, 1:50 PM CDT (18:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2017, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
441
WFUS54 KLCH 271850
TORLCH
TXC351-271915-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0066.170827T1850Z-170827T1915Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
150 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 215 PM CDT
* At 150 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mayflower, or near Burkeville, moving northwest at
15 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...
Mayflower around 200 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wiergate.
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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3113 9354 3097 9365 3106 9389 3116 9391
3118 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 1850Z 121DEG 15KT 3109 9367
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Jones1 follow-up statement
794
WWUS54 KLCH 271903
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
203 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017
TXC351-271915-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0066.000000T0000Z-170827T1915Z/
Newton TX-
203 PM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
At 203 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mayflower, or 8 miles northwest of Burkeville,
moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Mayflower.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3113 9354 3107 9368 3107 9384 3116 9391
3118 9361
TIME...MOT...LOC 1903Z 121DEG 15KT 3112 9373
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JonesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange | 14 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 8 days |
| Aug 27, 8:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 8:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 23 min |
| Aug 27, 9:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 9:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange | 32 min |
| Aug 27, 9:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:15 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Orange | 30 min |
| Aug 27, 10:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 32 min |
| Aug 27, 10:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 58 min |
| Aug 27, 2:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 2:47 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 5 hr |
| Aug 27, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 28 min |
| Aug 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 33 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.