Alert archive / Louisiana / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2021, 9:57 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Evangeline 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
- Apr 23, 2021, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2021, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 8:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 865 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 383 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 442 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 2.4
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
The text
As transmitted.
831
WUUS54 KLCH 240257
SVRLCH
LAC003-039-240330-
/O.NEW.KLCH.SV.W.0063.210424T0257Z-210424T0330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
957 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 1030 PM CDT.
* At 957 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Elizabeth to near Mittie, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Oakdale, Oberlin, Elizabeth, Mittie, Allen Parish Airport, Beaver
and Bond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
southwestern Louisiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 9251 3050 9252 3065 9295 3089 9281
3090 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 274DEG 18KT 3088 9277 3066 9291
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...70MPH
$$2 follow-up statements
653
WWUS54 KLCH 240309
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1009 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
LAC003-039-240330-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210424T0330Z/
Evangeline LA-Allen LA-
1009 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN EVANGELINE AND NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISHES...
At 1008 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oakdale to near Mittie, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Oakdale, Oberlin, Allen Parish Airport, Beaver and Bond.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central and
southwestern Louisiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 9251 3050 9252 3061 9284 3089 9269
3090 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0308Z 274DEG 18KT 3088 9271 3066 9285
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Stigger/87644
WWUS54 KLCH 240320
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1020 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
LAC003-240330-
/O.CAN.KLCH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210424T0330Z/
Allen LA-
1020 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALLEN PARISH IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central
Louisiana.
LAT...LON 3089 9251 3061 9252 3060 9259 3090 9259
3090 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 274DEG 18KT 3088 9265 3066 9279
$$
LAC039-240330-
/O.CON.KLCH.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210424T0330Z/
Evangeline LA-
1020 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN EVANGELINE PARISH...
At 1020 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Oakdale to near Oberlin, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Beaver.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for central
Louisiana.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3089 9251 3061 9252 3060 9259 3090 9259
3090 9253
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 274DEG 18KT 3088 9265 3066 9279
HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 7:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 22 min |
| Apr 23, 7:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 8:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 1 min |
| Apr 23, 8:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 8:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 31 min |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 21 days |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Rapides | 21 days |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 40 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 5 days |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 4 days |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 21 days |
| Apr 23, 8:51 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 21 days |
| Apr 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 9:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon | 14 min |
| Apr 23, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Rapides | 26 min |
| Apr 23, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Vernon | 13 min |
| Apr 23, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 41 min |
| Apr 23, 10:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 46 min |
| Apr 23, 11:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 44 min |
| Apr 23, 11:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 33 min |
| Apr 23, 11:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 17 min |
| Apr 23, 11:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 34 min |
| Apr 23, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| Apr 24, 12:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 24, 12:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 54 min |
| Apr 24, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| Apr 24, 1:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 44 min |
| Apr 24, 1:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Apr 24, 2:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Apr 24, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| Apr 24, 2:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 53 min |
| Apr 24, 2:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 36 min | |
| Apr 24, 2:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion | 58 hr |
| Apr 24, 2:58 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 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.