Alert archive / Louisiana / Tornado Warnings in 2019

Tornado Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 4, 2019Beauregard Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 4, 2019, 12:43 PM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 21 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
Apr 4, 2019, 12:43 PM CDT (17:43 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2019, 1:04 PM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Beauregard Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 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

Shreveport, LA (KBAD), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 85 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Shreveport, LA at 12:00Z on 2019-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 442 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
85 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-214 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
526 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
442 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
488 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
6.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

550 
WFUS54 KLCH 041743
TORLCH
LAC011-041830-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0002.190404T1743Z-190404T1830Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1243 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2019

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 130 PM CDT.
    
* At 1243 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located over Tulla, or 8 miles northeast of Singer,
  moving east at 30 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...
  Sugartown around 115 PM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Bundick Lake.

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 3087 9298 3077 9297 3069 9298 3065 9330
      3074 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 250DEG 27KT 3071 9328 

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

$$

25
1 follow-up statement
911 
WWUS54 KLCH 041804
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
104 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2019

LAC011-041813-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190404T1830Z/
Beauregard LA-
104 PM CDT Thu Apr 4 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3087 9298 3077 9297 3069 9298 3065 9330
      3074 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1802Z 250DEG 27KT 3076 9311 

$$

25

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 4, 2:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon31 min
Apr 4, 2:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon26 min
Apr 4, 2:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHVernon27 min
Apr 4, 2:34 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH56 min
Apr 4, 2:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard40 min
Apr 4, 3:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Vernon27 min
Apr 4, 3:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis37 min
Apr 4, 4:07 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline23 min
Apr 4, 4:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH35 min
Apr 4, 4:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry19 min
Apr 4, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron37 min
Apr 4, 4:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin34 min
Apr 4, 4:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary27 min
Apr 4, 5:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron, Jefferson Davis51 min
Apr 4, 5:18 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu, Cameron117 min
Apr 4, 6:09 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis51 min
Apr 4, 6:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion48 min
Apr 4, 6:22 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, St. Mary5 hr
Apr 4, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Vermilion66 min
Apr 4, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis50 min
Apr 4, 7:51 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion3 hr
Apr 4, 7:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis2 hr
Apr 4, 7:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Vermilion65 min
Apr 4, 8:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis53 min
Apr 4, 8:33 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion117 min
Apr 4, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion63 min
Apr 4, 9:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis64 min
Apr 4, 9:19 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHCalcasieu116 min
Apr 4, 9:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette43 min
Apr 4, 10:06 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu70 days
Apr 4, 10:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion45 min
Apr 4, 10:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion2 hr
Apr 4, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary36 min
Apr 4, 11:17 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary29 min
Apr 4, 11:58 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu2 hr
Apr 4, 12:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard47 min
Apr 4, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Vernon59 min
Apr 4, 12:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Martin and 2 more2 hr
Apr 4, 1:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline46 min
Apr 4, 1:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia43 min
Apr 4, 2:15 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more3 hr
Apr 4, 2:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline56 min
Apr 4, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry49 min
Apr 4, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard45 min
Apr 4, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard62 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Louisiana, 2019Every tornado warning in 2019Tornadoes in 2019

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.