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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2021, 5:28 AM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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
- May 17, 2021, 5:28 AM CDT (10:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Newton County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 772 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
756
WFUS54 KLCH 171028
TORLCH
TXC351-171100-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0023.210517T1028Z-210517T1100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
528 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 600 AM CDT.
* At 527 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Deweyville, moving northeast at 10 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...
Hartburg around 535 AM CDT.
Deweyville around 545 AM 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 3042 9373 3039 9376 3037 9376 3036 9375
3035 9376 3033 9376 3033 9375 3030 9374
3029 9371 3025 9371 3024 9385 3024 9389
3038 9389
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 227DEG 9KT 3031 9384
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
Erickson1 follow-up statement
113
WWUS54 KLCH 171046
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
546 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC351-171100-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210517T1100Z/
Newton TX-
546 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN NEWTON COUNTY...
At 546 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Deweyville, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Newton County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3039 9376 3037 9376 3036 9375 3035 9376
3033 9376 3033 9375 3030 9374 3029 9371
3026 9371 3025 9389 3038 9389 3040 9375
TIME...MOT...LOC 1046Z 256DEG 12KT 3032 9376
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
EricksonThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 61 min |
| May 17, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 49 min |
| May 17, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 53 min |
| May 17, 9:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Newton | 72 hr |
| May 17, 10:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 32 days |
| May 17, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 5 days |
| May 17, 11:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 9 hr |
| May 17, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jefferson, Orange | 28 days |
| May 17, 2:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 7 hr |
| May 17, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 3 hr |
| May 17, 3:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jefferson, Orange | 14 days |
| May 17, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 7 days |
| May 17, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 3 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.