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Tornado Warning 15, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 23, 2021Jasper County, Newton County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 23, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT for Jasper County, Newton County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 30 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, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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 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, 2:00 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 76 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

036 
WFUS54 KLCH 240030
TORLCH
TXC241-351-457-240100-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0015.210424T0030Z-210424T0100Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
730 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
  Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
  Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.
    
* At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 7 miles northwest of Buna, moving east at 45 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...
  Call around 740 PM CDT.
  Trout Creek around 745 PM CDT.
  Old Salem around 750 PM CDT.

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 9362 3071 9362 3068 9363 3066 9367
      3064 9368 3061 9369 3059 9368 3058 9373
      3056 9372 3054 9374 3051 9371 3050 9372
      3046 9370 3046 9371 3041 9412 3052 9407
      3053 9419 3059 9420
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 259DEG 41KT 3054 9402 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Stigger/87

2 follow-up statements

326 
WWUS54 KLCH 240037
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
737 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC457-240046-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210424T0100Z/
Tyler TX-
737 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TYLER COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out 
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southwestern
Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.

LAT...LON 3052 9407 3054 9407 3057 9409 3058 9409
      3061 9407 3062 9407 3073 9362 3068 9363
      3066 9367 3064 9368 3061 9369 3059 9368
      3058 9373 3056 9372 3054 9374 3051 9371
      3050 9372 3046 9371 3041 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 259DEG 41KT 3055 9393 

$$

TXC241-351-240100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210424T0100Z/
Newton TX-Jasper TX-
737 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...
    
At 736 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Call, moving east at 45 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...
  Call around 740 PM CDT.
  Trout Creek around 745 PM CDT.
  Old Salem around 750 PM CDT.

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 3052 9407 3054 9407 3057 9409 3058 9409
      3061 9407 3062 9407 3073 9362 3068 9363
      3066 9367 3064 9368 3061 9369 3059 9368
      3058 9373 3056 9372 3054 9374 3051 9371
      3050 9372 3046 9371 3041 9412
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 259DEG 41KT 3055 9393 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Stigger/87

388 
WWUS54 KLCH 240051
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
751 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

TXC241-351-240100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210424T0100Z/
Newton TX-Jasper TX-
751 PM CDT Fri Apr 23 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON AND EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES...
    
At 751 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bancroft, or 8 miles east of Call, moving east at 45
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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Newton and east central Jasper Counties.

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 3043 9396 3065 9394 3073 9362 3068 9363
      3066 9367 3064 9368 3061 9369 3059 9368
      3058 9373 3056 9372 3054 9374 3051 9371
      3050 9372 3046 9371
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 259DEG 41KT 3058 9373 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Stigger/87

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	Newton	60 min
Apr 23, 7:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	22 min
Apr 23, 7:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton	33 min
Apr 24, 6:02 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Newton	16 hr

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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.