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Tornado Warning 49, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 19, 2019Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Sep 19, 2019, 3:40 AM CDT for Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 20 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
Sep 19, 2019, 3:40 AM CDT (08:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 19, 2019, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
20 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

County Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 75 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 2019-09-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 799 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2019-09-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 147 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
799 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
586 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
147 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
170 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

194 
WFUS54 KLCH 190840
TORLCH
TXC361-190900-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0049.190919T0840Z-190919T0900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
340 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Orange County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 400 AM CDT.
    
* At 340 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Vidor, moving northeast 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...
  Orangefield around 345 AM 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 3024 9398 3016 9378 3000 9392 2999 9394
      3001 9396 3001 9398 3002 9398 3002 9399
      3001 9400 3003 9400 3003 9403 3007 9403
      3006 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0840Z 204DEG 27KT 3008 9394 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
129 
WWUS54 KLCH 190851
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
351 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

TXC361-190901-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0049.000000T0000Z-190919T0900Z/
Orange TX-
351 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ORANGE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 400
AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3024 9398 3016 9378 3000 9392 2999 9394
      3001 9396 3001 9398 3002 9398 3002 9399
      3001 9400 3003 9400 3003 9403 3007 9403
      3006 9404
TIME...MOT...LOC 0851Z 204DEG 27KT 3015 9390 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 8:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson108 min
Sep 18, 8:44 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper2 hr
Sep 18, 8:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange21 days
Sep 18, 8:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange111 min
Sep 18, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson42 min
Sep 18, 10:05 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange115 min
Sep 18, 10:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jefferson115 min
Sep 18, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson45 min
Sep 18, 10:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange119 min
Sep 18, 10:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson49 min
Sep 18, 11:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange2 hr
Sep 18, 11:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson43 min
Sep 19, 12:36 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHJefferson, Orange114 min
Sep 19, 12:51 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHJefferson114 min
Sep 19, 1:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange3 hr
Sep 19, 1:22 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHJefferson23 min
Sep 19, 1:47 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange2 hr
Sep 19, 2:30 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHJefferson, Orange4 hr
Sep 19, 4:16 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange3 hr
Sep 19, 6:32 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHJefferson, Orange3 hr
Sep 19, 7:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange2 hr
Sep 19, 7:35 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHNewton, Orange4 days
Sep 19, 8:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson42 min
Sep 19, 8:21 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper7 hr
Sep 19, 9:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson28 min
Sep 19, 9:22 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange12 hr
Sep 19, 9:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson, Orange44 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.