Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 1994
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Oct 17, 1994, 1:41 AM CDT for Angelina County, Nacogdoches County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 1994, 1:41 AM CDT (06:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 1994, 4:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Angelina County, TX, Nacogdoches County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBPT 150641 FFWBPT TXC005-347-170945- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 141 AM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORT ARTHUR HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 AM CDT FOR PERSONS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIESS... IN EAST TEXAS ...ANGELINA COUNTY...EASTERN NACOGDOCHES COUNTY ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NACODOCHES COUNTY AND ANGELINA COUNTY... HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS RANGED FROM NACODOCHES TO LUFKIN...TO WOODVILLE PRODUCING RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF ONE INCH PER HOUR CAUSING ALREADY SWOLLEN CREEKS AND LOW-LYING AREAS TO FLOOD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. 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. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. NNNN
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, Oct 17, 12:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-170630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1230 AM CDT MON OCT 17 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN EAST TEXAS...
AT 1215 AM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN EAST TEXAS IN
HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. HOUSTON 88D RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO
ON THE HARRIS COUNTY LINE 6 MILES WEST OF TOMBALL. THESE STORMS ARE
MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MILES AN HOUR.
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE MOST OF EAST TEXAS AND STRETCHED
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH LOUISIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM DE RIDDER TO
NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.
THROUGH 2 AM...THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MOST
OF EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IN EAST TEXAS.
DAMSpecial weather statement, Oct 17, 12:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-170630-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1230 AM CDT MON OCT 17 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN EAST TEXAS...
AT 1215 AM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE OCCURRING IN EAST TEXAS IN
HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES. HOUSTON 88D RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO
ON THE HARRIS COUNTY LINE 6 MILES WEST OF TOMBALL. THESE STORMS ARE
MOVING NORTHEAST 20 MILES AN HOUR.
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER THE MOST OF EAST TEXAS AND STRETCHED
INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH LOUISIANA NORTH OF A LINE FROM DE RIDDER TO
NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI.
THROUGH 2 AM...THE LARGE AREA OF RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER MOST
OF EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THE STORMS IN EAST TEXAS.
DAMSpecial weather statement, Oct 17, 1:18 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
TXZ201-170715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 1288 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 700 AM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ENTERING HARDIN COUNTY... AT 125 AM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE COMMUNITIES VOTAW...BATSON...DASIETTA...AND SOURLAKE IN THE NEXT HOUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITER THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POTSSIBLE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. COLBY NNNN
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 1:28 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
TXZ201-170715- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORT ARTHUR TX 128 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 1994 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS UNTIL 700 AM... ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM ENTERING HARDIN COUNTY... AT 125 AM A STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WAS BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO WESTERN HARDIN COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM WILL BEGIN TO EFFECT THE COMMUNITIES VOTAW...BATSON...DASIETTA...AND SOURLAKE IN THE NEXT HOUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITER THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE COVER IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. COLBY NNNN
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 1:37 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-170740- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 138 AM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE EAST TEXAS COUNTIES OF POLK...HARDIN...LIBERTY AND TYLER... AT 115 AM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN EAST TEXAS FROM JUST EAST OF CONROE EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO WOODVILLE. AT 1251 AM HOUSTON 88D RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF TOMBALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE REMAINDER OF EAST TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS EXPERIENCING A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN AREA EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF HOUSTON THROUGH DE QUINCY AND EXTENDED FURTHER EAST TO VILLE PLATTE. TROUGH 3 AM...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS THEY CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGEAREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RESIDENTS IN THE EFFECTED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. DAM
Special weather statement, Oct 17, 1:38 AM CDT, 3 minutes before
LAZ020-022-027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-170740- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 138 AM CDT MON OCT 17 1994 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE IN THE EAST TEXAS COUNTIES OF POLK...HARDIN...LIBERTY AND TYLER... AT 115 AM...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS IN EAST TEXAS FROM JUST EAST OF CONROE EXTENDING NORTHEAST TO WOODVILLE. AT 1251 AM HOUSTON 88D RADAR INDICATED A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTH OF TOMBALL. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE REMAINDER OF EAST TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA WAS EXPERIENCING A LARGE AREA OF RAIN WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN AREA EXTENDED FROM JUST NORTH OF HOUSTON THROUGH DE QUINCY AND EXTENDED FURTHER EAST TO VILLE PLATTE. TROUGH 3 AM...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AS THEY CONTINUE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE LARGEAREA OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST TEXAS AS WELL AS NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. RESIDENTS IN THE EFFECTED AREAS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. DAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 3:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Angelina, Nacogdoches | 4 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.