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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tornado warning at Mar 28, 2025, 12:03 PM CDT for Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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
- Mar 28, 2025, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2025, 12:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Newton County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:07 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 729 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
845
WFUS54 KLCH 281703
TORLCH
TXC351-281730-
/O.NEW.KLCH.TO.W.0009.250328T1703Z-250328T1730Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1203 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 1230 PM CDT.
* At 1202 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Burkeville, moving north 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...
Mayflower around 1210 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Wiergate.
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 3118 9354 3093 9361 3093 9377 3116 9387
3118 9362 3118 9360 3117 9358 3119 9355
TIME...MOT...LOC 1702Z 177DEG 25KT 3099 9370
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Slaughter2 follow-up statements
177
WWUS54 KLCH 281716
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
TXC351-281730-
/O.CON.KLCH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250328T1730Z/
Newton TX-
1216 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY...
At 1216 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Mayflower, or near Burkeville, moving north at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Newton County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3104 9360 3103 9375 3117 9377 3118 9362
3118 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1716Z 177DEG 25KT 3109 9371
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Slaughter365
WWUS54 KLCH 281728
SVSLCH
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1228 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
TXC351-281737-
/O.EXP.KLCH.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-250328T1730Z/
Newton TX-
1228 PM CDT Fri Mar 28 2025
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEWTON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1230 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Texas.
&&
LAT...LON 3104 9360 3103 9375 3117 9377 3118 9362
3118 9359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 177DEG 25KT 3116 9371
$$
SlaughterThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Newton, Orange | 22 days |
| Mar 28, 10:37 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 10 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Tyler | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 29 min |
| Mar 28, 11:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Newton | 37 min |
| Mar 28, 1:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 30 min |
| Mar 28, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Newton | 8 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.