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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 27, 2021Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 27, 2021, 10:35 AM CDT for Jefferson County, Orange County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 27, 2021, 10:35 AM CDT (15:35 UTC)
Expired: Oct 27, 2021, 11:30 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 27, 11:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Vidor, TX	SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR I-10 IN VIDOR
Oct 27, 11:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Vidor, TX	SPOTTER REPORTS LARGE TREES DOWN NEAR I-10 IN VIDOR.
Oct 27, 11:00 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Vidor, TX	STORM SPOTTER REPORTS DAMAGE TO WRIGHTS BBQ ALONG MAIN ST IN VIDOR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 27, 7:55 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1422 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.1
Supercell composite: 7.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

946 
WUUS54 KLCH 271535
SVRLCH
TXC245-361-271630-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0108.211027T1535Z-211027T1630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1035 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Jefferson County in southeastern Texas...
  Western Orange County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 1130 AM CDT.

* At 1035 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fannett, or
  7 miles north of Hamshire, moving northeast at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Beaumont, Nederland, Port Neches, Vidor, Bridge City, Hamshire,
  Central Gardens, China, Rose City, Pine Forest and Fannett.

This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 865 and
833.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3000 9444 3017 9417 3016 9411 3019 9411
      3019 9410 3020 9410 3020 9409 3021 9410
      3024 9406 3024 9402 3002 9387 2984 9433
      2989 9436
TIME...MOT...LOC 1535Z 241DEG 28KT 2997 9431 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Brazzell

1 follow-up statement

280 
WWUS54 KLCH 271544
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1044 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

TXC245-361-271630-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0108.000000T0000Z-211027T1630Z/
Jefferson TX-Orange TX-
1044 AM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND WESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES...

At 1044 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fannett, or 7
miles southwest of Beaumont, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont, Nederland, Port Neches, Vidor, Bridge City, Central
Gardens, China, Rose City, Pine Forest and Fannett.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3002 9438 3017 9417 3016 9411 3019 9411
      3019 9410 3020 9410 3020 9409 3021 9410
      3024 9406 3024 9402 3002 9387 2991 9420
      2992 9431
TIME...MOT...LOC 1544Z 241DEG 28KT 3000 9424 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Brazzell

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 27, 8:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	32 min
Oct 27, 8:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	33 min
Oct 27, 9:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Orange	24 min
Oct 27, 9:21 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton, Orange	24 min
Oct 27, 9:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton, Orange	34 min
Oct 27, 10:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton	36 min
Oct 27, 10:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson	47 min
Oct 27, 10:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	3 hr
Oct 27, 10:54 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange	51 min
Oct 27, 11:04 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Orange	26 min
Oct 27, 11:14 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	31 min
Oct 27, 11:30 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Newton, Orange	60 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.