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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 16, 2019, 3:24 PM CST for Acadia Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 18 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
- Dec 16, 2019, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2019, 3:42 PM CST
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 10:40 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 1821 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 539 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted.
204
WFUS54 KLCH 162124
TORLCH
LAC001-097-162200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0071.191216T2124Z-191216T2200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
324 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
South central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 400 PM CST.
* At 323 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Maxie, or 7 miles east of Iota, 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...
Branch around 335 PM CST.
Richard around 340 PM CST.
Church Point around 345 PM CST.
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 3028 9236 3034 9241 3054 9221 3039 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 228DEG 24KT 3033 9236
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
251 follow-up statement
768
WWUS54 KLCH 162142
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
342 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
LAC001-097-162152-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-191216T2200Z/
Acadia LA-St. Landry LA-
342 PM CST Mon Dec 16 2019
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ACADIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL ST.
LANDRY PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM CST for central and
southwestern Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3028 9236 3034 9241 3054 9221 3039 9209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 228DEG 24KT 3042 9225
$$
25The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 9:51 AM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 38 hr | |
| Dec 16, 10:07 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Rapides, Vernon | 38 min |
| Dec 16, 10:13 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Rapides, Vernon | 32 min |
| Dec 16, 10:19 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 34 min |
| Dec 16, 10:27 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 20 min |
| Dec 16, 11:00 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 30 min |
| Dec 16, 11:26 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 34 min |
| Dec 16, 11:44 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 31 min |
| Dec 16, 11:53 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 37 min |
| Dec 16, 12:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 32 min |
| Dec 16, 12:18 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 27 min |
| Dec 16, 12:20 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 40 min |
| Dec 16, 12:26 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 34 min |
| Dec 16, 12:41 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 34 min |
| Dec 16, 12:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 47 min |
| Dec 16, 12:55 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 35 min |
| Dec 16, 1:08 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 2 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:10 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 23 min |
| Dec 16, 1:20 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 25 min |
| Dec 16, 1:21 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 24 min |
| Dec 16, 1:28 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 47 min |
| Dec 16, 1:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 28 min |
| Dec 16, 1:47 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 28 min |
| Dec 16, 1:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 10 min |
| Dec 16, 2:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 52 min |
| Dec 16, 2:33 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 42 min |
| Dec 16, 2:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 38 min |
| Dec 16, 3:35 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 40 min |
| Dec 16, 3:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 39 min |
| Dec 16, 3:40 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 50 min |
| Dec 16, 3:42 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles | 33 min |
| Dec 16, 3:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Saint Martin | 22 hr |
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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.