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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 1999, 1:15 PM CDT for Hardin County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 1999, 1:15 PM CDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1999, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Hardin County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 117 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
- 2088 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 660 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
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.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jun 25, 8:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 8:48 AM CDT, 4 hours 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
LAZ027-028-030>032-041-042-051-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...OAKDALE DERIDDER AND JENNINGS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY AS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN IN EASTERN CAMERON AS WELL AS JEFF DAVIS PARISHES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH/NWSOLCH.HTM. SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:55 AM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before
LAZ027-028-030>032-041-042-051-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1055 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE CHARLES...LEESVILLE...OAKDALE DERIDDER AND JENNINGS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY AS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. UP TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN IN EASTERN CAMERON AS WELL AS JEFF DAVIS PARISHES THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH/NWSOLCH.HTM. SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1128 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEAUMONT...KOUNTZE...KIRBYVILLE AND JASPER HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN EAST OF THE NECHES RIVER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH/NWSOLCH.HTM. SWEENEY
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 11:28 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-252100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1128 AM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS THE AREA... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEAUMONT...KOUNTZE...KIRBYVILLE AND JASPER HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE INTERACTS WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL TEXAS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD ALREADY FALLEN EAST OF THE NECHES RIVER IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY...SO DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER OF AN UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER STATEMENTS ON THIS HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT: HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/LCH/NWSOLCH.HTM. SWEENEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 104 min |
| Jun 25, 1:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.