Alert archive / Louisiana / Flash Flood Warnings in 1999
Flash Flood Warning 32, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 25, 1999, 2:46 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 104 min. 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, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 25, 1999, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 104 min
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Whole counties
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 19 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
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KLCH 251946 FFWLCH LAC019-252130- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 246 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 230 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THAT OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE LAKE CHARLES AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THREE INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 430 PM. 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 STALL*S...ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND. R. ERICKSON
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, 2:20 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:20 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST/CENTRAL LOUISIANA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 220 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999 ETA PWS REMAIN AROUND 2 INCHES THRU LATE SAT NIGHT. STLT CONTINUES SHOWING CLUSTERS OF TSTMS OVR SE TX...NOW INTO WRN AND SRN LA. 88-D RAINFALL ESTIMATES SHOWING UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN SINCE LAST NIGHT OVR PORTIONS OF SE TX WHILE UP TO 3 INCHES SEEN FOR SRN LA. ETA/MESO ETA PACKAGE HANDLING THIS WELL WITH STG UVV FM CRP AND HOU TO LFK AND LCH ATTM. AS H5 TROF AND S/WV SWINGS SLOWLY INTO E TX TNITE...MID LVL RIDGE OVR ERN GULF SERVING TO SLOW MOVMNT OF THE SYSTEM FOCUS THE UVV/PCPN FM SE TX THRU CEN LA INTO SAT NITE. PCPN SHUD TAPER OFF AS TROF FINALLY MOVES EAST INTO LWR MS VLY ON MRF AND WEAKENS ON SUN. ...EXTENDED...BERMUDA TYPE RIDGE BUILDS IN BY MON AS AREA RETURNS TO A MORE TYPICAL LATE AFTERNOON SCT POPS PATTERN. .LCH...FFA FOR SE TX...CEN LA...SW LA...ADD S CEN LA. .CAUTION ADVISED COASTAL WATERS... .PRELIMS WITH ETX FOR INTERIOR SE TEXAS... BPT 078/088 077/089 080 6732 LCH 076/086 078/088 080 7832 LFT 075/087 077/090 079 6733 ETX 076/086 073/089 078 7732 AEX 074/086 074/091 077 8732 11
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 25, 10:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 51 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, 3 hours 51 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, 3 hours 18 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, 3 hours 18 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
Local storm report, Jun 25, 2:04 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
204 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0130 PM ORANGE TX FLOODING
06/25/99 ORANGE HWY 87 CLOSED DUE TO
HIGH WATERLocal storm report, Jun 25, 2:09 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
209 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 1999
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0130 PM BUNA TX FLOODING
06/25/99 JASPER STREETS/STREAMS FLOODINGNearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 1999Every flash flood warning in 1999
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.