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Tornado Warning 39, NWS Lake Charles, LA

November 1, 2018Rapides Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Nov 1, 2018, 12:31 AM CDT for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 15 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
Nov 1, 2018, 12:31 AM CDT (05:31 UTC)
Expired
Nov 1, 2018, 12:46 AM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Rapides Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 31, 8:14 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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 00:00Z on 2018-11-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1529 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2018-11-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1529 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
727 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
7.2

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The text

As transmitted.

046 
WFUS54 KLCH 010531
TORLCH
LAC079-010600-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0039.181101T0531Z-181101T0600Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1231 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 100 AM CDT.
    
* At 1231 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Alexandria, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Alexandria, Pineville, Esler Regional Airport, Kolin and Libuse. 

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.

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 3136 9224 3130 9223 3123 9223 3119 9255
      3124 9256 3141 9232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0531Z 239DEG 33KT 3123 9252 

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

$$

TWH
1 follow-up statement
025 
WWUS54 KLCH 010546
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1246 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

LAC079-010556-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0039.000000T0000Z-181101T0600Z/
Rapides LA-
1246 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN RAPIDES PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
    
The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been 
cancelled. However, damaging winds remain likely and a Severe 
Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central
Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3136 9224 3130 9223 3123 9223 3119 9255
      3124 9256 3141 9232
TIME...MOT...LOC 0545Z 239DEG 33KT 3130 9238 

$$

TWH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 31, 8:15 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard26 min
Oct 31, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon65 min
Oct 31, 8:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard31 min
Oct 31, 9:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon49 min
Oct 31, 9:43 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard17 min
Oct 31, 10:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides, Vernon62 min
Oct 31, 10:38 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides25 min
Oct 31, 11:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides37 min
Oct 31, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon49 min
Oct 31, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides27 min
Oct 31, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu61 min
Oct 31, 11:36 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHRapides24 min
Oct 31, 11:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Cameron, Jefferson Davis43 min
Oct 31, 11:48 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon27 min
Oct 31, 11:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu34 min
Oct 31, 11:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron48 min
Nov 1, 12:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon66 min
Nov 1, 12:14 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline, Rapides31 min
Nov 1, 12:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
Nov 1, 12:24 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides24 min
Nov 1, 12:27 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis22 min
Nov 1, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis44 min
Nov 1, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry42 min
Nov 1, 12:56 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles34 min
Nov 1, 12:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry61 min
Nov 1, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron, Lafayette, Vermilion52 min
Nov 1, 1:22 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles12 min
Nov 1, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Saint Landry43 min
Nov 1, 1:37 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH83 min
Nov 1, 2:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion45 min
Nov 1, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary56 min
Nov 1, 3:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary42 min
Nov 1, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Nov 1, 4:20 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH85 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.