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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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.
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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.
- 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
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
$$
Warthen1 follow-up statement
744
WWUS54 KLCH 102348
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
648 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018
TXC241-351-110000-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-180611T0000Z/
Newton TX-Jasper TX-
648 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Browndell, or 11 miles northeast of Ebenezer, moving
east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Browndell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3102 9398 3112 9404 3113 9404 3114 9403
3116 9391 3116 9382 3101 9382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 261DEG 19KT 3111 9399
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
WarthenThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 6:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 44 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.