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Tornado Warning 17, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 19, 2018Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Jun 19, 2018, 12:59 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 31 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2018, 12:59 PM CDT (17:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2018, 1:30 PM CDT
In force: 31 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

Counties Calcasieu Parish, LA, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 19, 1:00 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	5 Ene Orange, LA	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN NEAR I-10 BRIDGE ON EAST SIDE OF SABINE RIVER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1493 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 122 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

364 
WFUS54 KLCH 191759
TORLCH
LAC019-TXC351-361-191830-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0017.180619T1759Z-180619T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1259 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  South central Newton County in southeastern Texas...
  Northeastern Orange County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 130 PM CDT.
    
* At 1259 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Orange, 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.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Forest Heights around 120 PM CDT.
  Hartburg around 125 PM CDT.

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 3027 9389 3032 9363 3007 9357 3005 9367
      3005 9371 3004 9373 3004 9374 3003 9377
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 164DEG 20KT 3013 9370 

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

$$

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2 follow-up statements

100 
WWUS54 KLCH 191816
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
116 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

LAC019-TXC351-361-191830-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180619T1830Z/
Calcasieu LA-Newton TX-Orange TX-
116 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH...SOUTH CENTRAL NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN
ORANGE COUNTIES...
    
At 116 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Forest Heights, or 7 miles northeast of Orange,
moving north 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.

This dangerous storm will be near...
  Forest Heights around 125 PM CDT.
  Hartburg around 130 PM CDT.

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 3011 9379 3027 9386 3032 9363 3016 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 171DEG 16KT 3020 9371 

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

$$

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523 
WWUS54 KLCH 191826
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
126 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

LAC019-TXC351-361-191835-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0017.000000T0000Z-180619T1830Z/
Calcasieu LA-Newton TX-Orange TX-
126 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH...SOUTH
CENTRAL NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 130 PM
CDT...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. 
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3011 9379 3027 9386 3032 9363 3016 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 173DEG 18KT 3024 9371 

$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 3:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	Cameron	57 hr
Jun 19, 7:23 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Cameron	4 hr
Jun 19, 10:31 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		20 hr
Jun 19, 4:38 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	3 hr
Jun 19, 7:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Hardin, Jasper	117 min
Jun 19, 9:11 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Orange, Tyler	2 hr
Jun 19, 11:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange, Tyler	2 hr
Jun 19, 1:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange, Tyler	6 hr

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.