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Tornado Warning 37, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2020, 8:42 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 33 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
- May 17, 2020, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2020, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 241 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
- 654 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
371
WFUS54 KLCH 180142
TORLCH
LAC001-055-097-180215-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0037.200518T0142Z-200518T0215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
842 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
South central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Church Point, moving south at 15 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...
Church Point around 850 PM CDT.
Branch around 855 PM CDT.
Cankton around 905 PM CDT.
Scott, Carencro, Duson and Mire around 915 PM CDT.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 91 and 99.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 3.
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 3046 9231 3051 9218 3027 9200 3020 9221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 337DEG 14KT 3043 9223
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Stigger 871 follow-up statement
688
WWUS54 KLCH 180203
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
903 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
LAC001-055-097-180215-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0037.000000T0000Z-200518T0215Z/
Lafayette LA-Acadia LA-St. Landry LA-
903 PM CDT Sun May 17 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN LAFAYETTE...EAST CENTRAL ACADIA AND SOUTHWESTERN ST.
LANDRY PARISHES...
At 902 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Mire, or near Scott, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Scott around 910 PM CDT.
Lafayette around 920 PM CDT.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 91 and 99.
Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 3.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3035 9226 3040 9211 3027 9200 3020 9221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0202Z 333DEG 25KT 3029 9214
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Stigger 87The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 45 min |
| May 17, 7:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 42 min |
| May 17, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline | 24 min |
| May 17, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 52 min |
| May 17, 7:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen | 20 min |
| May 17, 7:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 21 min |
| May 17, 7:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 47 min |
| May 17, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 18 min |
| May 17, 8:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 27 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.