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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 23, 2021Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 23, 2021, 8:53 AM CDT for Acadia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 37 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
Mar 23, 2021, 8:53 AM CDT (13:53 UTC)
Expired
Mar 23, 2021, 9:30 AM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 253 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 13 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, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
13 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-246 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
0 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WFUS54 KLCH 231353
TORLCH
LAC001-055-113-231430-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0005.210323T1353Z-210323T1430Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
853 AM CDT Tue Mar 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
  Southeastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 930 AM CDT.
    
* At 853 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Wright, or near Gueydan, moving east at 40 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...
  Lyons Point around 900 AM CDT.
  Kaplan around 905 AM CDT.
  Meaux and Indian Bayou around 915 AM CDT.
  Abbeville and Ridge around 920 AM CDT.
  Maurice around 925 AM CDT.
  Lafayette around 930 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milton.

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.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 2986 9247 3003 9254 3027 9209 2988 9198
TIME...MOT...LOC 1353Z 249DEG 34KT 2998 9242 

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

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 4:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more43 min
Mar 23, 5:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis84 min
Mar 23, 5:08 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchLCHAllen, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin8 hr
Mar 23, 5:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more43 min
Mar 23, 5:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more2 hr
Mar 23, 6:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more44 min
Mar 23, 6:10 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry35 min
Mar 23, 6:36 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry24 min
Mar 23, 6:45 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
Mar 23, 6:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson Davis24 min
Mar 23, 7:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry37 min
Mar 23, 7:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron26 min
Mar 23, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline21 min
Mar 23, 7:30 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH30 min
Mar 23, 7:43 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 3 more2 hr
Mar 23, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron62 min
Mar 23, 7:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry30 min
Mar 23, 8:16 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHSaint Landry29 min
Mar 23, 8:24 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion36 min
Mar 23, 8:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin45 min
Mar 23, 9:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion50 min
Mar 23, 9:48 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 2 more3 hr
Mar 23, 10:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin32 min
Mar 23, 10:44 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH16 min
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu21 days
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry4 days
Mar 23, 11:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
Mar 23, 12:08 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH52 min
Mar 23, 3:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, St. Mary116 min
Mar 23, 3:43 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH12 hr
Mar 23, 6:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH90 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.