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Tornado Warning 71, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Dec 6, 2021, 7:10 AM CST for Rapides Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 35 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
- Dec 6, 2021, 7:10 AM CST (13:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2021, 7:45 AM CST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:12 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 1185 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted.
324
WFUS54 KLCH 061310
TORLCH
LAC079-115-061345-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0071.211206T1310Z-211206T1345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
710 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
Northeastern Vernon Parish in west central Louisiana...
* Until 745 AM CST.
* At 709 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Slagle, moving east at 30 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...
Lacamp around 720 AM CST.
Leander around 730 AM CST.
Sieper around 735 AM CST.
Hineston around 740 AM CST.
Otis, Elmer and Gardner around 745 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Calcasieu and Simpson.
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 3115 9308 3126 9307 3131 9268 3105 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1309Z 273DEG 27KT 3120 9302
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
242 follow-up statements
224
WWUS54 KLCH 061324
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
724 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
LAC079-115-061345-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211206T1345Z/
Rapides LA-Vernon LA-
724 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CST FOR WEST
CENTRAL RAPIDES AND EAST CENTRAL VERNON PARISHES...
At 723 AM CST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lacamp, or 9 miles west of Hineston, moving east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Leander and Sieper around 735 AM CST.
Hineston and Otis around 745 AM CST.
Elmer around 755 AM CST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Calcasieu.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3114 9299 3125 9298 3131 9268 3105 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 284DEG 23KT 3118 9292
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
24842
WWUS54 KLCH 061335
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
735 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
LAC079-115-061345-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0071.000000T0000Z-211206T1345Z/
Rapides LA-Vernon LA-
735 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL RAPIDES AND EAST CENTRAL
VERNON PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 AM CST...
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 3114 9299 3125 9298 3131 9268 3105 9268
TIME...MOT...LOC 1335Z 273DEG 27KT 3118 9282
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:00 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 21 hr | |
| Dec 6, 6:24 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 36 min |
| Dec 6, 6:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 23 min |
| Dec 6, 7:01 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 29 min |
| Dec 6, 8:09 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 15 min |
| Dec 6, 10:40 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides | 35 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.