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Tornado Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 10, 2024, 6:17 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 43 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2024, 6:17 AM CDT (11:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 10, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 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, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Iowa, LA | Several shops/sheds with damage ranging from total destruction to moderate damage in this location. Three homes with minor roof damage as well. |
| Apr 10, 7:00 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lebleu Settlement, LA | Several reports of twisted/uprooted/snapped trees in the Lebleu Settlement area received via Facebook. In addition, received reports of damaged sheds/carports as well as snapped power lines in the same region. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:47 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 1977 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 2 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
095
WFUS54 KLCH 101117
TORLCH
LAC003-011-019-053-101200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0013.240410T1117Z-240410T1200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
617 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southwestern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 617 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado
were located along a line extending from near Fields to near
Buhler, moving east at 55 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.
* These dangerous storms will be near...
De Quincy, Oretta, and Buhler around 620 AM CDT.
Moss Bluff around 625 AM CDT.
Ragley and Gillis around 630 AM CDT.
Longville and Topsy around 635 AM CDT.
Reeves and Buller around 640 AM CDT.
Leblanc around 645 AM CDT.
Kinder, Fenton, and Harmony around 650 AM 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.
This line of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3073 9278 3030 9268 3024 9347 3052 9356
TIME...MOT...LOC 1117Z 255DEG 48KT 3051 9352 3031 9344
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Cramer1 follow-up statement
653 WWUS54 KLCH 101156 SVSLCH Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 656 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024 LAC003-011-019-053-101206- /O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-240410T1200Z/ Jefferson Davis LA-Beauregard LA-Calcasieu LA-Allen LA- 656 AM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN JEFFERSON DAVIS...SOUTHEASTERN BEAUREGARD...NORTHEASTERN CALCASIEU AND SOUTHWESTERN ALLEN PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 AM CDT... The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 AM CDT for southwestern Louisiana. && LAT...LON 3073 9278 3030 9268 3024 9347 3052 9356 TIME...MOT...LOC 1156Z 255DEG 48KT 3064 9295 3044 9287 $$ Cramer
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 10:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 63 min |
| Apr 9, 11:42 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 7 hr |
| Apr 9, 11:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 65 min |
| Apr 10, 12:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 51 min |
| Apr 10, 1:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 1:44 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 46 min |
| Apr 10, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 34 min |
| Apr 10, 4:18 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 27 min |
| Apr 10, 4:25 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 35 min |
| Apr 10, 5:07 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Apr 10, 5:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 41 min |
| Apr 10, 5:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen | 49 min |
| Apr 10, 5:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 5:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Apr 10, 5:47 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 43 min | |
| Apr 10, 5:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 52 min |
| Apr 10, 5:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 48 min |
| Apr 10, 6:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 45 min |
| Apr 10, 6:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 58 min | |
| Apr 10, 6:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 33 min |
| Apr 10, 6:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 46 min | |
| Apr 10, 6:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 66 min |
| Apr 10, 6:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Vernon | 9 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 47 min |
| Apr 10, 6:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 31 min |
| Apr 10, 6:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 42 min |
| Apr 10, 6:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 36 min |
| Apr 10, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides and 1 more | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 7:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more | 58 min |
| Apr 10, 7:04 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 7:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 10, 7:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 38 min |
| Apr 10, 7:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 7:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon | 57 min |
| Apr 10, 7:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 24 min |
| Apr 10, 7:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Saint Landry | 5 hr |
| Apr 10, 7:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 26 min |
| Apr 10, 7:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 18 min |
| Apr 10, 7:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 56 min |
| Apr 10, 7:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 25 min |
| Apr 10, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 58 min | |
| Apr 10, 8:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion | 61 min |
| Apr 10, 8:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 3 hr |
| Apr 10, 8:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Calcasieu | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Allen | 21 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 21 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 129 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 11 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 59 hr |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 21 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 days |
| Apr 10, 9:14 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 21 days |
| Apr 10, 3:28 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.