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Tornado Warning 68, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 27, 2021Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Oct 27, 2021, 12:31 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 17 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
Oct 27, 2021, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)
Expired
Oct 27, 2021, 12:48 PM CDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 27, 7:55 AM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1422 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 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 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
1422 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
604 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
7.1

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The text

As transmitted.

230 
WFUS54 KLCH 271731
TORLCH
LAC003-011-115-271800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0068.211027T1731Z-211027T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1231 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
  Southeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
  Northwestern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 100 PM CDT.
    
* At 1231 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Longville, or near Ragley, moving
  northeast at 50 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...
  Dry Creek around 1245 PM CDT.
  Grant around 1255 PM CDT.
  Elizabeth around 100 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 3097 9282 3090 9283 3089 9282 3089 9272
      3090 9272 3088 9269 3056 9313 3059 9317
      3101 9289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1731Z 219DEG 42KT 3056 9316 

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

$$

Jones
1 follow-up statement
633 
WWUS54 KLCH 271748
SVSLCH

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1248 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

LAC003-011-115-271758-
/O.CAN.KLCH.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-211027T1800Z/
Beauregard LA-Vernon LA-Allen LA-
1248 PM CDT Wed Oct 27 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BEAUREGARD...SOUTHEASTERN
VERNON AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEN PARISHES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Louisiana.

LAT...LON 3097 9282 3090 9283 3089 9282 3089 9272
      3090 9272 3088 9269 3056 9313 3059 9317
      3101 9289
TIME...MOT...LOC 1747Z 219DEG 42KT 3072 9301 

$$

Jones

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 7:22 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH38 min
Oct 27, 8:01 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH25 min
Oct 27, 9:21 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu24 min
Oct 27, 9:41 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu34 min
Oct 27, 10:09 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu36 min
Oct 27, 10:39 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHBeauregard36 min
Oct 27, 11:04 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu26 min
Oct 27, 11:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH47 min
Oct 27, 11:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCameron31 min
Oct 27, 11:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHRapides26 min
Oct 27, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 3 more60 min
Oct 27, 11:33 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
Oct 27, 11:46 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu17 min
Oct 27, 11:53 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu37 min
Oct 27, 11:55 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron35 min
Oct 27, 12:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAcadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 4 more63 min
Oct 27, 12:35 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
Oct 27, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon34 min
Oct 27, 1:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry34 min
Oct 27, 1:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 3 more60 min
Oct 27, 1:31 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
Oct 27, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles34 min
Oct 27, 2:06 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCameron, Vermilion10 min
Oct 27, 2:22 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Oct 27, 2:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion66 min
Oct 27, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion60 min
Oct 27, 4:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH60 min
Oct 27, 4:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary61 min
Oct 27, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH39 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.