Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Sep 24, 2005, 5:20 PM CDT (22:20 UTC)

Expired

Sep 24, 2005, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

4 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

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.

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WGUS54 KLCH 242220
FFWLCH
LAC001-003-009-019-023-039-045-053-055-079-097-099-101-113-250200-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
520 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 900 PM CDT

* AT 515 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING TO DEVELOP OVER        
  SOUTH-CENTRAL...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA IN ASSOCIATION 
  WITH TROPICAL STORM RITA...WHICH IS NOW LOCATED 25 MILES 
  SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SHREVEPORT. THESE BANDS WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 
  INCHES OF RAIN AN HOUR OVER GROUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY SATURATED.
  THEREFORE...THE FLASH FLOOD THREAT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA 
  THIS EVENING.            
  
* FLOODING IS EXPECTED IN OR NEAR...
  LAFAYETTE...LAKE CHARLES...OPELOUSAS...AND MARKSVILLE

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF LAND
ADJACENT TO SMALL CREEKS AND BAYOUS. ADDITIONALLY...FRONTAGE ROADS...
HIGHWAY UNDERPASSES...FARM-TO-MARKET AND OTHER SECONDARY ROADS MAY
FLOOD. AVOID LOCATIONS WHERE WATER COVERS THE GROUND

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT FOR YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

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 2978 9369 2975 9268 2979 9117 3053 9184
      3126 9182 3145 9219 3143 9272 3105 9278
      3039 9301 3018 9354

$$

NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Sep 24, 4:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
414 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

.DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM CONCERNS REVOLVE AROUND TROPICAL STORM RITA CURRENTLY
LINGERING OVER THE NRN PORTIONS OF THE TX/LA BORDER. RAIN BANDS
STILL SHOWING UP ON RADAR...AND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS WITH THE
POSSIBILTY OF CORE RAINS AFFECTING THE NRN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
OVERNIGHT. POPS TO DECREASE BEGINNING TOMORROW NIGHT AS THE STORM
SHOULD BEGIN TO LOSE ITS PUNCH WITH THE UPPER RIDGE STARTING TO
BUILD IN FROM THE WEST. INCREASED SUBSIDENCE AND RELAXING GRADIENT
TO ALLOW FOR A DECENT WARM UP MONDAY. MODELS GOING WITH A COLD
FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL STICK WITH LOWISH POPS WITH FROPA AS
THERE MAY BE SOME LINGERING MOISTURE IN THE REGION. WE COULD
FINALLY SEE SOME SEASONABLE TEMPS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK
SHOULD THE MODELS VERIFY. POST FRONTAL SFC WINDS FROM THE NE TO
LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY WITH A RE-ENFORCING FRONT PROGGED THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. 41/47

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  77  88  76  93 /  70  60  40  20
KBPT  77  90  76  94 /  60  60  40  20
KAEX  75  86  74  93 /  80  70  40  20
KLFT  76  88  75  90 /  80  60  40  20

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM 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.

     TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     AVOYELLES...IBERIA...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. LANDRY...ST.
     MARY...AND UPPER ST. MARTIN.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: CAMERON...IBERIA...ST. MARY...AND VERMILION.

TX...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM SUNDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...
     ORANGE...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.

&&

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