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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 10, 2018Jasper County, Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT for Jasper County, 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
Jun 10, 2018, 6:35 PM CDT (23:35 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 131 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 2018-06-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3240 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 2018-06-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
3240 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

594 
WFUS54 KLCH 102335
TORLCH
TXC241-351-110000-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0016.180610T2335Z-180611T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
635 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 700 PM CDT.
    
* At 634 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Browndell, or 8 miles northeast of Ebenezer,
  moving east at 20 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...
  Browndell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 3101 9382 3103 9408 3110 9411 3111 9406
      3112 9404 3113 9404 3114 9403 3116 9391
      3116 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2334Z 261DEG 19KT 3110 9404 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Warthen
1 follow-up statement
744 
WWUS54 KLCH 102348
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
648 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

TXC241-351-110000-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180611T0000Z/
Newton TX-Jasper TX-
648 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
    
At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Browndell, or 11 miles northeast of Ebenezer, moving
east at 20 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...
Browndell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to 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 3102 9398 3112 9404 3113 9404 3114 9403
      3116 9391 3116 9382 3101 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 261DEG 19KT 3111 9399 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Warthen

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHTyler44 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.