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Tornado Warning 57, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Sep 14, 2021, 1:32 AM CDT for Cameron Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 28 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
- Sep 14, 2021, 1:32 AM CDT (06:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Cameron Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:36 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 52 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 794 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS54 KLCH 140632
TORLCH
LAC023-140700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0057.210914T0632Z-210914T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
132 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Eastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 125 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Rockefeller Wildlife Range, moving northwest at 25
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
eastern 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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2988 9301 3003 9276 2978 9261 2970 9261
2962 9275
TIME...MOT...LOC 0625Z 145DEG 20KT 2974 9272
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
132 follow-up statements
260
WWUS54 KLCH 140650
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
150 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
LAC023-140700-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210914T0700Z/
Cameron LA-
150 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN CAMERON PARISH...
At 149 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 11 miles south of Lowry, or 12 miles north of Rockefeller
Wildlife Range, moving northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Lowry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 2982 9265 2974 9283 2990 9297 3003 9276
2987 9267
TIME...MOT...LOC 0649Z 153DEG 20KT 2985 9278
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
13127
WWUS54 KLCH 140659
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
159 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
LAC023-140709-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0057.000000T0000Z-210914T0700Z/
Cameron LA-
159 AM CDT Tue Sep 14 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CAMERON PARISH WILL EXPIRE AT
200 AM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
LAT...LON 2982 9265 2974 9283 2990 9297 3003 9276
2987 9267
TIME...MOT...LOC 0659Z 136DEG 23KT 2989 9283
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Beauregard | 25 hr |
| Sep 14, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Allen | 24 hr |
| Sep 14, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 5 days |
| Sep 14, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 5 days |
| Sep 14, 10:25 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 3:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 3 hr |
| Sep 14, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 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.