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Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 24, 2005, 2:14 PM CDT for 14 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2005, 2:14 PM CDT (19:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2005, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this flash flood warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 263 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
- 328 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 682 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS54 KLCH 241919
FFWLCH
LAC001-003-009-019-023-039-045-053-055-079-097-099-101-113-242215-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
214 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
CAMERON PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
ALLEN PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
* UNTIL 515 PM CDT
* AT 213 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO RAINBANDS MOVING INTO AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM LAKE CHARLES TO ALEXANDRIA. THESE TRAINING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRAIN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE AREA THAT HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED BETWEEN 4 AN 8
INCHES OF RAINFALL. THE GROUND IS SATURATED AND THESE STORMS...SOME
PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR...WILL INCREASE THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING.
PLEASE REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE COUNTY SHERIFF...LOCAL POLICE...
OR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2989 9345 2964 9259 2978 9153 3117 9164
3139 9238 3087 9234
$$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 Sep 24, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 1:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
102 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
.UPDATE...
UPDATED TO ADD TORNADO WATCH TO FAR EASTERN PARISHES. 41/47
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 1201 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005)
UPDATE...
SOME CHANGES MADE TO THE INLAND AND MARINE ZONES FOR THE UPDATE.
HURRICANE INLAND WARNINGS AND HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR THE COASTAL
LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO TROPICAL STORM INLAND WARNING AND
TROPICAL STORM WARNING RESPECTIVELY. HAVE LOWERED POPS (A TOUCH)
AND WINDS FOR THE SHORT TERM. AIRMASS REMAINS VERY UNSTABLE WITH
DEEP GULF MOISTURE AND HEATING (ALBEIT LIMITED GIVEN THE EXPECT-
ED/PERSISTENT OVC SKIES) THIS AFTN SHOULD HELP ALLOW FOR SCTD TO
WIDESPREAD RE-DEVELOPMENT. PCPN CHANCES TO REMAIN HIGH OVERNIGHT
AS THE FA (ON THE FRINGES OF THE REMNANTS OF RITA) ARE THREATEN-
ED WITH NOCTURNAL RAINS. AS SUCH FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINING IN
PLACE. 41
LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...
CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST.
MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...AND VERNON.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CAMERON...IBERIA...ST. MARY...AND VERMILION.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...
CALCASIEU...EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...
RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...AND VERNON.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...AND TYLER.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: JEFFERSON...AND ORANGE.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH
ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM.
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
AVOYELLES...IBERIA...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. LANDRY...ST.
MARY...AND UPPER ST. MARTIN.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...
CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA...JEFFERSON DAVIS...
LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST.
MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...AND VERNON.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: CAMERON...IBERIA...ST. MARY...AND VERMILION.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...
CALCASIEU...EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...
RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...AND VERNON.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7 PM SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...AND TYLER.
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 8 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...AND TYLER.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: JEFFERSON...AND ORANGE.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO
CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH
ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM
LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM.
TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: AND
COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO CAMERON, LA
OUT 20 NM.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Lafayette | 31 min |
| Sep 23, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Lafayette | 31 min |
| Sep 23, 9:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Sep 23, 10:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen | 27 min |
| Sep 23, 10:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Vermilion | 32 min |
| Sep 23, 10:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 23 min |
| Sep 23, 11:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 12:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 1:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Vernon | 62 min |
| Sep 24, 5:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Vernon | 65 min |
| Sep 24, 5:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | St. Mary | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 6:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 65 min |
| Sep 24, 6:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Rapides, Vernon | 63 min |
| Sep 24, 11:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 3 hr |
| Sep 24, 5:20 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 8 more | 4 hr |
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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.