Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Jan 6, 1998, 12:35 PM CST (18:35 UTC)

Expired

Jan 6, 1998, 3:00 PM CST

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Whole counties

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Tyler County, TX

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1235 PM CST TUE JAN 6 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES LA HAS ISSUED A
FLASH FLOOD WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 300 PM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA

   ...ALLEN PARISH
   ...BEAUREGARD PARISH
   ...EVANGELINE PARISH
   ...VERNON PARISH

IN EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA

   ...AVOYELLES PARISH

IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS

   ...HARDIN COUNTY
   ...JASPER COUNTY
   ...NEWTON COUNTY
   ...TYLER COUNTY

IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA

   ...RAPIDES PARISH

IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA

   ...ST. LANDRY PARISH


AT 1230 PM CST...NEXRAD DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A NEARLY STATIONARY
BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS CONTAINING HEAVY RAINFALL. THE SOUTHERN
EDGE OF THE BAND EXTENDED FROM SOUTHERN HARDIN...JASPER AND NEWTON
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO SOUTHERN BEAUREGARD... ALLEN...
EVANGELINE...AND ST LANDRY PARISHES IN LOUISIANA. THE BAND EXTENDS
FAR TO THE NORTH INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA.

THE GROUND ACROSS THE REGION IS NEARLY SATURATED FROM EARLIER
RAINFALL. THE AREA HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES THIS
MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO THREE INCHES POSSIBLE DURING
THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.  OCCASIONAL LOCALLY INTENSE
RAINFALL CAUSING LOCAL FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED. THIS
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE LOW-LYING AREAS TO FLOOD
THIS AFTERNOON.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO
CROSS SAFELY. REMEMBER...MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES.

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jan 6, 9:39 AM CST, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.

SOUTHEAST TEXAS..SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
939 AM CST TUE JAN 6 1998

HEAVY RAIN IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED OVR SE TX AND NRN PTNS OF
CNTRL LA. NO NEED TO MESS W/ CURRENT FCSTS AS ENTIRE FA SHUD
SEE HVY RAIN TDA AND FFA STILL LOOKS GOOD. 8

In the hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
720 AM CST TUE JAN 6 1998

TIME(CST)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

654 AM     ANACOCO                   LA   1.75 INCH HAIL
01/06/98   VERNON

Flash Flood Warnings in Texas, 1998Every flash flood warning in 1998

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