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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Apr 29, 2024, 1:37 AM CDT for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 23 min. 9 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 29, 2024, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2024, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Rapides Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 29, 1:37 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Ne Gardner, LA | Photo received of trees down on Belgard Bend Rd in Boyce. Time estimated by radar. |
| Apr 29, 1:45 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Ese Boyce, LA | Public reports a lot of damage, trees down and power outages near St. Marys Training School off HWY 1 N. Time estimated by radar. |
| Apr 29, 1:49 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 7 Wnw Alexandria, LA | ASOS station KAEX Alexandria. |
| Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Ball, LA | Trees down west of the Tioga area. The results of the survey determined the cause to be straight line wind damage. Wind speed estimated: 80 to 100 MPH. |
| Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 4 Wsw Ball, LA | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 4 WSW Ball. Trees down west of the Tioga area. The results of the survey determined the cause to be straight line wind damage. Wind speed estimated: 80 to 100 MPH. |
| Apr 29, 1:55 AM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Pineville, LA | Report from mPing of funnel cloud over Pineville. Lines up with rotational signature. Time adjusted to radar. |
| Apr 29, 1:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Pineville, LA | Video of trees down on Rigolette Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| Apr 29, 1:55 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Wsw Ball, LA | Photo received of trees down in the Tioga area off Ates Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
| Apr 29, 2:09 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ese Pineville, LA | Emergency manager reports tree down on a home on Davis Drive. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 150 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
- 1624 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 792 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
The text
As transmitted.
597
WFUS54 KLCH 290637
TORLCH
LAC079-290700-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0021.240429T0637Z-240429T0700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
137 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Rapides Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 200 AM CDT.
* At 136 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Boyce, moving east at 35 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...
Alexandria, Pineville, Alexandria International Airport, and
Timber Trails around 140 AM CDT.
Ball, Kingsville, and Tioga around 145 AM CDT.
Paradise around 150 AM CDT.
This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 80 and 99.
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 3122 9228 3126 9269 3138 9270 3146 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0636Z 267DEG 30KT 3134 9264
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
241 follow-up statement
781
WWUS54 KLCH 290648
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
148 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
LAC079-290700-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240429T0700Z/
Rapides LA-
148 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL RAPIDES PARISH...
At 148 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Alexandria International Airport, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Alexandria, Pineville, Ball, Kolin, Kingsville, Paradise, Tioga,
Timber Trails, Libuse, and Esler Regional Airport around 155 AM
CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3122 9228 3130 9258 3138 9260 3146 9229
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 267DEG 30KT 3135 9252
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 71 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 3 days |
| Apr 29, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Rapides, Vernon | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 4:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 61 min |
| Apr 29, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 5:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 42 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 67 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 58 min | |
| Apr 29, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 3 days |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 5 days |
| Apr 29, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 29, 9:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 21 days |
| Apr 29, 2:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 5 days |
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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.