Alert archive / Louisiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1995
Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS New Orleans, LA
NWS New Orleans, LA issued this flash flood warning at Mar 13, 1995, 10:33 PM CST for Avoyelles Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 1995, 10:33 PM CST (04:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 14, 1995, 1:30 AM CST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS New Orleans, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Pointe Coupee Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 25 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -72 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBTR 140434 FFWBTR LAC009-077-097-140730- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 1033 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BATON ROUGE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 130 AM CST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...AVOYELLES PARISH...POINTE COUPEE PARISH...ST.LANDRY PARISH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF ST. LANDRY... POINT COUPEE AND AVOYELLES PARISHES TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1/2 TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO THE FLASH FLOODING ALREADY OCCURING ACROSS THESE PARISHES. MOST DEATHS IN FLASH FLOODING 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. 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 WHENz WATER BEGINS RISING.
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, Mar 13, 5:32 PM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
LAZ024-026-029-033>037-046>050-140100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ...CHANGED SEVERE STATEMENT TO SPECIAL... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 532 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...TORNADO WATCH FOR AVOYELLES...ASCENSION...IBERVILLE...POINTE COUPEE... ST LANDRY...EAST AND WEST BATON ROUGE...ST. HELENA... LIVINGSTON AND EAST AND WEST FELICIANA PARISHES IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN BATON ROUGE INDICATED A 75 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM VIDALIA TO ST. FRANCESVILLE SOUTH TO NEAR ROSEDALE. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THIS BAND WERE INDICATED SOUTH OF TUNICA TO NEAR TORBERT LOUISIANA. MOVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS WAS TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...HOWEVER THE ENTIRE AREA WAS MOVING EASTWARD AT 15 TO 20 MPH. . STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO EFFECT EAST CENTRAL LOUSISANA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL. ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER TODAY. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST4 CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Mar 13, 7:00 PM CST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
700 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995
TIME/CST PARISH/LOCATION REPORT BY SHERIFF UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
338 PM ST. LANDRY LA POWER LINES DOWN IN BIG CANE. REPORT FROM
GULF STATE UTILITIES.
357 PM CATAHOULA LA POWER OUTAGES AND POWER POLES DOWN NEAR
MEAN LAKE EAST OF WALLACE RIDGE. REPORT
FROM CONCORDIA ELECTRIC.
407 PM CATAHOULA LA JONESVILLE P.D. RECEIVED CALL FROM A
MOTORIST REPORTING A FUNNEL CLOUD COMING
DOWN OUT OF THE SKY THREE SEPERATE TIMES
BUT NEVER ACTUALLY TOUCHING DOWN. REPORT
OF FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALONG THE TENSAS RIVER
NORTH OF JONESVILLE.
430 PM WEST LA LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS HWY. 61 NORTH
FELICIANA OF ST. FRANCESVILLE. REPORT FROM S.O.
435 PM CONCORDIA LA POWER LINES DOWN IN SHAW. REPORT FROM
CONCORDIA ELEC.
438 PM CONCORDIA LA POWER LINES DOWN WITH NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES IN MONTEREY. REPORT FROM
CONCORDIA ELEC.
506 PM POINT LA POWER LINES DOWN IN LIVONIA. MAJOR POWER
COUPEE OUTAGE REPORTED FROM GULF STATE UTILITIES.Local storm report, Mar 13, 7:01 PM CST, 3 hours 32 minutes before
STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA
700 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995
TIME/CST PARISH/LOCATION REPORT BY SHERIFF UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
338 PM ST. LANDRY LA POWER LINES DOWN IN BIG CANE. REPORT FROM
GULF STATE UTILITIES.
357 PM CATAHOULA LA POWER OUTAGES AND POWER POLES DOWN NEAR
MEAN LAKE EAST OF WALLACE RIDGE. REPORT
FROM CONCORDIA ELECTRIC.
407 PM CATAHOULA LA JONESVILLE P.D. RECEIVED CALL FROM A
MOTORIST REPORTING A FUNNEL CLOUD COMING
DOWN OUT OF THE SKY THREE SEPERATE TIMES
BUT NEVER ACTUALLY TOUCHING DOWN. REPORT
OF FUNNEL CLOUD WAS ALONG THE TENSAS RIVER
NORTH OF JONESVILLE.
430 PM WEST LA LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS HWY. 61 NORTH
FELICIANA OF ST. FRANCESVILLE. REPORT FROM S.O.
435 PM CONCORDIA LA POWER LINES DOWN IN SHAW. REPORT FROM
CONCORDIA ELEC.
438 PM CONCORDIA LA POWER LINES DOWN WITH NUMEROUS POWER
OUTAGES IN MONTEREY. REPORT FROM
CONCORDIA ELEC.
506 PM POINT LA POWER LINES DOWN IN LIVONIA. MAJOR POWER
COUPEE OUTAGE REPORTED FROM GULF STATE UTILITIES.Special weather statement, Mar 13, 7:48 PM CST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
LAZ024-026-029-033>037-046>050-140330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 748 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN BATON ROUGE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A 100 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LIBERTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWARD TO JUST WEST OF THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA SOUTH TO NEAR DONALDSONVILLE. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS BAND WERE LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF PORT ALLEN SOUTH TO NEAR PLAQUEMINE LOUISIANA. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...WHILE THE ENTIRE BAND CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AT NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY OUT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED FOR THE EXTREME WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATER TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER TODAY. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 7:50 PM CST, 2 hours 43 minutes before
LAZ024-026-029-033>037-046>050-140330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 748 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN BATON ROUGE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A 100 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LIBERTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWARD TO JUST WEST OF THE BATON ROUGE METRO AREA SOUTH TO NEAR DONALDSONVILLE. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS BAND WERE LOCATED FROM JUST WEST OF PORT ALLEN SOUTH TO NEAR PLAQUEMINE LOUISIANA. THE INDIVIDUAL THUNDER- STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 TO 20 MPH...WHILE THE ENTIRE BAND CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD AT NEAR 10 TO 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY OUT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED FOR THE EXTREME WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATER TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER TODAY. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 9:35 PM CST, 58 minutes before
LAZ024-026-029-033>037-046>050-140500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BATON ROUGE LA 935 PM CST MON MAR 13 1995 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN BATON ROUGE CONTINUED TO INDICATE A 100 MILE WIDE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM ROSETTA IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR AMITE SOUTHWARD TO NEAR MAUREPAS IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR WERE OCCURING FROM CLINTON TO ZACHARY SOUTH TO NEAR GONZALES LOUISIANA. THE BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THE PRIMARY CONCERN WITH THIS WEATHER SITUATION IS HEAVY RAINFALL. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY OUT FOR SOUTHWESTERN PARISHES IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE ISSUED FOR THE EXTREME WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA LATER TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PARISHES OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE THUNDERSTORMS EARLIER TODAY. WITH HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT...POSSIBLE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS New Orleans, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | East Feliciana | 61 min |
| Mar 14, 3:01 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Assumption | 44 min |
| Mar 14, 3:19 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Ascension, East Baton Rouge, Iberville | 56 min |
| Mar 14, 3:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena | 69 min |
| Mar 14, 3:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Saint James | 61 min |
| Mar 14, 4:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Lafourche, Saint James | 62 min |
| Mar 14, 4:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Tangipahoa | 57 min |
| Mar 14, 5:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LIX | Saint Helena | 64 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 1995Every flash flood warning in 1995
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.