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Tornado Warning 46, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Aug 26, 2020, 3:27 PM CDT for Avoyelles Parish, Evangeline Parish, Rapides 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
- Aug 26, 2020, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2020, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 18 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2:41 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 1484 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -11 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 605 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 147 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 6.3
The text
As transmitted.
468
WFUS54 KLCH 262027
TORLCH
LAC009-039-079-262045-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0046.200826T2027Z-200826T2045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
327 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
South central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southwestern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 327 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located NEAR Turkey Creek, moving northwest 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.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Glenmora around 345 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Union
Hill, Forest Hill, Mcnary, Woodworth and St. Landry.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 45 and 70.
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 3092 9216 3075 9230 3101 9276 3122 9257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 127DEG 34KT 3092 9237
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Hallman1 follow-up statement
193
WWUS54 KLCH 262044
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
344 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
LAC009-039-079-262052-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0046.000000T0000Z-200826T2045Z/
Rapides LA-Evangeline LA-Avoyelles LA-
344 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RAPIDES...NORTHERN
EVANGELINE AND SOUTHWESTERN AVOYELLES PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 345 PM
CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central
Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3092 9216 3075 9230 3101 9276 3122 9257
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 127DEG 34KT 3099 9248
$$
HallmanThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 10:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Aug 26, 10:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 70 min |
| Aug 26, 11:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 12:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 91 min |
| Aug 26, 12:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 60 min |
| Aug 26, 12:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, St. Mary, Vermilion | 44 min |
| Aug 26, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 20 min |
| Aug 26, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 22 min |
| Aug 26, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 14 min |
| Aug 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 19 min |
| Aug 26, 3:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 27 min |
| Aug 26, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 23 min |
| Aug 26, 4:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides, Vernon | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 4:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 25 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.