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Tornado Warning 76, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 13, 2020, 6:08 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Evangeline Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 37 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 13, 2020, 6:08 PM CST (00:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2020, 6:45 PM CST
- In force
- 37 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, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 778 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 351 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 370 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.9
- Supercell composite
- 9.2
The text
As transmitted.
048
WFUS54 KLCH 140008
TORLCH
LAC009-039-097-140045-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0076.201214T0008Z-201214T0045Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
608 PM CST Sun Dec 13 2020
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Southwestern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana...
North central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 645 PM CST.
* At 608 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pine Prairie, or near Turkey Creek, moving east 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...
Bayou Chicot around 620 PM CST.
Chicot State Park around 625 PM CST.
Indian Lake around 630 PM CST.
Whiteville around 635 PM CST.
Morrow around 645 PM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include St.
Landry.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 37 and 48.
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 3076 9249 3086 9249 3092 9202 3073 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 267DEG 35KT 3081 9248
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
Jones1 follow-up statement
060
WWUS54 KLCH 140032
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
632 PM CST Sun Dec 13 2020
LAC039-140041-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-201214T0045Z/
Evangeline LA-
632 PM CST Sun Dec 13 2020
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL EVANGELINE PARISH IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3073 9202 3075 9217 3077 9217 3077 9218
3078 9220 3079 9221 3090 9218 3092 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 267DEG 35KT 3082 9221
$$
LAC009-097-140045-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0076.000000T0000Z-201214T0045Z/
Avoyelles LA-St. Landry LA-
632 PM CST Sun Dec 13 2020
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL AVOYELLES AND NORTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISHES...
At 631 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Indian Lake, or 7 miles west of Morrow, moving east
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...
Whiteville around 635 PM CST.
Morrow around 645 PM CST.
This includes Interstate 49 near mile marker 38, and between mile
markers 40 and 41.
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 3073 9202 3075 9217 3077 9217 3077 9218
3078 9220 3079 9221 3090 9218 3092 9202
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 267DEG 35KT 3082 9221
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
JonesThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 6:11 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 34 min |
| Dec 13, 6:12 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Evangeline, Saint Landry | 33 min |
| Dec 13, 6:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 37 min |
| Dec 13, 6:43 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 32 min |
| Dec 13, 6:48 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 27 min |
| Dec 13, 7:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 44 min |
| Dec 13, 8:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 45 min |
| Dec 13, 9:14 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin | 9 hr |
| Dec 13, 10:11 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 52 days |
| Dec 14, 11:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 71 hr |
| Dec 14, 11:11 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 21 days |
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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.