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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 17, 2021Cameron Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 17, 2021, 11:16 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 29 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, 11:16 AM CDT (16:16 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2021, 11:45 AM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Cameron Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 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 nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 626 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 207 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
626 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
699 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
314 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.7
Supercell composite
10.3

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The text

As transmitted.

142 
WFUS54 KLCH 171616
TORLCH
LAC023-171645-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0029.210517T1616Z-210517T1645Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1116 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  North central Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 1145 AM CDT.
    
* At 1116 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Holly Beach, or 9 miles northwest of
  Cameron, moving northeast at 15 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
  north central Cameron Parish.

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 2988 9351 3005 9337 3002 9333 2996 9334
      2997 9328 2998 9327 2993 9318 2990 9323
      2996 9326 2995 9334 2985 9335 2987 9335
      2988 9339 2986 9344 2985 9341 2982 9339
      2982 9336 2980 9339
TIME...MOT...LOC 1616Z 222DEG 11KT 2987 9343 

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

$$

Stigger/87

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 2:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH90 min
May 17, 3:46 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
May 17, 4:16 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH89 min
May 17, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron53 min
May 17, 4:39 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
May 17, 5:03 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron27 min
May 17, 5:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron59 min
May 17, 5:43 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu32 min
May 17, 6:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
May 17, 6:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu58 min
May 17, 6:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
May 17, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
May 17, 7:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
May 17, 8:45 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHVernon30 min
May 17, 9:00 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
May 17, 9:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard41 min
May 17, 9:20 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard25 min
May 17, 9:34 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHBeauregard, Vernon5 hr
May 17, 9:37 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu5 hr
May 17, 9:37 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu38 min
May 17, 9:40 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron5 hr
May 17, 9:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
May 17, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
May 17, 10:10 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu4 hr
May 17, 10:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu59 min
May 17, 10:30 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu30 min
May 17, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis61 min
May 17, 11:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH17 min
May 17, 11:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more5 days
May 17, 11:22 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis23 min
May 17, 11:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard3 hr
May 17, 11:36 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu3 hr
May 17, 11:42 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis8 min
May 17, 11:51 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
May 17, 12:41 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis3 hr
May 17, 12:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
May 17, 1:11 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis34 min
May 17, 1:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
May 17, 1:43 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning EmergencyCatastrophic damage threatLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis6 hr
May 17, 1:49 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis26 min
May 17, 2:04 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion26 min
May 17, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu31 min
May 17, 2:19 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu5 hr
May 17, 2:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon3 hr
May 17, 2:27 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHAcadia33 min
May 17, 2:29 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard21 days
May 17, 2:35 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Jefferson Davis5 hr
May 17, 2:42 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
May 17, 2:52 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry38 min
May 17, 2:53 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin37 min
May 17, 2:57 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia33 min
May 17, 3:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin32 min
May 17, 3:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Jefferson Davis5 hr
May 17, 3:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis25 min
May 17, 3:30 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia16 min
May 17, 3:37 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia38 min
May 17, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
May 17, 4:08 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia37 min
May 17, 4:12 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry33 min
May 17, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
May 17, 4:44 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Saint Landry31 min
May 17, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion48 min
May 17, 5:16 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Martin29 min
May 17, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
May 17, 5:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Vermilion33 min
May 17, 6:01 PM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion6 hr
May 17, 6:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin7 hr
May 17, 6:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Vermilion43 min
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH65 min
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin35 min
May 17, 6:50 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu3 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.