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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 27, 1994, 10:30 AM CST for Rapides Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 27, 1994, 10:30 AM CST (16:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 1994, 12:30 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 4.5 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
- 1081 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 263 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 8.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLCH 271648 COR FFWLCH LAC079-115-271830- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING...CORRECTED TYPE OF WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1030 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1230 PM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...RAPIDES PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ...VERNON PARISH THE HEAVY RAINS OVER VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES HAS SLACKENED OFF DURING THE PAST TWO HOURS. THIS HAS ALLOWED SOME OF THE FLOOD WATERS TO RECEDE...BUT FLOODING STILL REMAINS A PROBLEM IN THESE PARISHES. LAKE CHARLES WEATHER RADAR SHOWS THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER THESE PARISHES DURING THE NEXT TWO HOURS. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL COULD FALL FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL AGGRAVATE THE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN BOTH VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT THAT INCLUDES BOTH VERNON AND RAPIDES PARISHES. CIVIL OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN VERNON PARISH REPORT WATER COVERING ONE LANE OF US 171 JUST SOUTH OF LEESVILLE.. WATER THREATENING SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE TURNER TOWN AREA OF LEESVILLE...CLOSURE OF THE WAL MART STORE IN LEESVILLE...AND WATER COVERING ROADS IN THE EVANS AREA. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN RAPIDES PARISH REPORT WATER COVERING SOME AREA ROADWAYS AND WATER THREATENING SOME HOMES IN TRADITIONAL LOW FLOOD PRONE AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 5:35 AM CST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-271240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 535 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 AT 525 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEAR LEESVILLE AND FORT POLK...IN THE ALEXANDRIA AREA...AND BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND BATON ROUGE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS AREA URGED TO USE CAUTION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT COVERED MOST OF THE AREA NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM KIRBYVILLE TEXAS ...TO DE QUINCY AND EUNICE...THEN TO THE COAST BETWEEN WHITE LAKE AND ATCHAFALAYA BAY. THE AREA EXTENDED INTO NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 5:38 AM CST, 4 hours 52 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-271240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 535 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 AT 525 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE NEAR LEESVILLE AND FORT POLK...IN THE ALEXANDRIA AREA...AND BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND BATON ROUGE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE HEAVIER THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOTORISTS AREA URGED TO USE CAUTION. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT COVERED MOST OF THE AREA NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM KIRBYVILLE TEXAS ...TO DE QUINCY AND EUNICE...THEN TO THE COAST BETWEEN WHITE LAKE AND ATCHAFALAYA BAY. THE AREA EXTENDED INTO NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND INTO SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 6:35 AM CST, 3 hours 55 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-271340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 635 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 ...A FLSH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR ALLEN BEAUREGARD EVANGELINE LAFAYETTE AND VERNON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND GRANT LA SALLE AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... AT 625 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER WESTERN RAPIDES PARISH...JUST EAST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND BATON ROUGE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM KOUNTZE TEXAS...TO DE QUINCY...TO ATCHAFALAYA BAY. THE AREA EXTENDED NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 6:37 AM CST, 3 hours 53 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027-028-030>032-041>044-051-052-271340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 635 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 ...A FLSH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT FOR ALLEN BEAUREGARD EVANGELINE LAFAYETTE AND VERNON PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...AND GRANT LA SALLE AND RAPIDES PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA... AT 625 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER WESTERN RAPIDES PARISH...JUST EAST OF ALEXANDRIA...AND BETWEEN LAFAYETTE AND BATON ROUGE. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS WILL ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PART OF A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT WAS NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM KOUNTZE TEXAS...TO DE QUINCY...TO ATCHAFALAYA BAY. THE AREA EXTENDED NORTHEAST INTO NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 8:59 AM CST, 1 hour 31 minutes before
TXZ165-181-152-182-167-166-180-271700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 859 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA... AT 0845 AM LST...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA. THESE STORMS WERE IN A LINE LOCATED FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LIVINGSTON TO THE SOUTHERN END OF LAKE SAM RAYBURN...TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR AND ON INTO LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF LAKE SAM RAYBURN...15 MILES SOUTH OF ZAVALLA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING INTO YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jan 27, 9:01 AM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
TXZ165-181-152-182-167-166-180-271700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 859 AM CST THU JAN 27 1994 ...STRONG STORMS MOVING THROUGH THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA... AT 0845 AM LST...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH THE EAST TEXAS LAKES AREA. THESE STORMS WERE IN A LINE LOCATED FROM 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE LIVINGSTON TO THE SOUTHERN END OF LAKE SAM RAYBURN...TOLEDO BEND RESERVOIR AND ON INTO LOUISIANA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WAS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHERN END OF LAKE SAM RAYBURN...15 MILES SOUTH OF ZAVALLA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PERSONS IN THE AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF THESE STORMS ARE MOVING INTO YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO THIS STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 8:30 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 3 hr |
| Jan 27, 12:37 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Grant, Rapides | 3 hr |
| Jan 27, 2:51 PM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 39 min |
| Jan 27, 3:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 59 min |
| Jan 27, 3:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 35 min |
| Jan 27, 3:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 64 min |
| Jan 27, 3:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 64 min |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Grant, Rapides, Vernon | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 4:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 2 hr |
Nearby
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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.