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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at May 2, 2025, 5:18 PM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 27 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
- May 2, 2025, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC)
- Expired
- May 2, 2025, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 5:42 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sse Oretta, LA | Utility reports 3 broken powerline crossarms in the Oretta area. Time estimated by radar. |
| May 2, 5:55 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Sse De Quincy, LA | Utility company reports numerous trees down in the DeQuincy area. Delayed report. Public reports to utility company trees down at Wanda Ln. Time estimated by radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 12:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 56 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
- 1822 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.9
The text
As transmitted.
174
WFUS54 KLCH 022218
TORLCH
LAC011-019-022245-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0021.250502T2218Z-250502T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
518 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 545 PM CDT.
* At 518 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Fields, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
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...
Oretta and De Quincy around 525 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 3043 9371 3044 9370 3045 9371 3046 9371
3046 9370 3047 9371 3051 9370 3056 9336
3030 9339 3039 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 277DEG 19KT 3045 9355
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Stigger/872 follow-up statements
325
WWUS54 KLCH 022223
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
523 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
LAC011-019-022245-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250502T2245Z/
Beauregard LA-Calcasieu LA-
523 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND NORTHWESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES...
At 522 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near De Quincy, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Oretta and De Quincy around 530 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3043 9371 3044 9370 3045 9371 3046 9371
3046 9370 3047 9371 3051 9370 3056 9336
3030 9339 3039 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 269DEG 18KT 3046 9353
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
$$
Stigger/87070
WWUS54 KLCH 022241
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
541 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
LAC011-019-022249-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-250502T2245Z/
Beauregard LA-Calcasieu LA-
541 PM CDT Fri May 2 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD AND NORTHWESTERN
CALCASIEU PARISHES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM 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. A Severe
Thunderstorm Warning to follow with the primary threat being
damaging wind gusts.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
southwestern Louisiana...and southeastern Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3043 9371 3044 9370 3045 9371 3046 9371
3046 9370 3047 9371 3051 9370 3056 9336
3030 9339 3039 9372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 277DEG 19KT 3045 9344
$$
Stigger/87The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 29 min |
| May 2, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 27 min |
| May 2, 5:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 24 min |
| May 2, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu | 30 min |
| May 2, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 28 min |
| May 2, 6:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 23 min |
| May 2, 6:33 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 5 hr |
| May 2, 6:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 32 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.