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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 123, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Dec 18, 2021, 12:28 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 45 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 18, 2021, 12:28 PM CST (18:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2021, 1:13 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 12:00Z, 6.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1750 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted.
582 WUUS54 KLCH 181828 SVRLCH TXC199-241-351-457-181930- /O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0123.211218T1828Z-211218T1930Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 1228 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021 The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Tyler County in southeastern Texas... Northwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas... Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas... Eastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas... * Until 130 PM CST. * At 1228 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Jasper to Caney Head, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jasper, Newton, Kirbyville, Call, Evadale, Fred, Buna, Caney Head, Trout Creek, Farrsville, Magnolia Springs, Old Salem, Mt. Union, Wrights Settlement, Jamestown, Roganville, Stringtown and Bleakwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3098 9358 3027 9385 3043 9430 3100 9401 TIME...MOT...LOC 1828Z 285DEG 19KT 3092 9397 3052 9416 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Donato
2 follow-up statements
403
WWUS54 KLCH 181907
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
107 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021
TXC199-241-457-181916-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-211218T1930Z/
Tyler TX-Hardin TX-Jasper TX-
107 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TYLER...
NORTHEASTERN HARDIN AND EASTERN JASPER COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3098 9358 3027 9385 3030 9390 3069 9385
3098 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 285DEG 19KT 3087 9375 3047 9395
$$
TXC351-181930-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-211218T1930Z/
Newton TX-
107 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 PM CST
FOR NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
At 106 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Newton to near Buna, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newton, Wrights Settlement, Old Salem, Trout Creek, Stringtown and
Bleakwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3098 9358 3027 9385 3030 9390 3069 9385
3098 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 285DEG 19KT 3087 9375 3047 9395
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Donato497
WWUS54 KLCH 181913
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
113 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021
TXC351-181923-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0123.000000T0000Z-211218T1930Z/
Newton TX-
113 PM CST Sat Dec 18 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3098 9358 3027 9385 3030 9390 3069 9385
3098 9370
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 285DEG 19KT 3086 9371 3046 9391
$$
DonatoThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 11:26 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 34 min |
| Dec 18, 11:52 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 23 min |
| Dec 18, 12:11 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 34 min |
| Dec 18, 12:13 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 32 min |
| Dec 18, 12:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 31 min |
| Dec 18, 12:52 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Newton | 38 min |
| Dec 18, 1:32 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 58 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.