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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 12, 2007, 7:55 AM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 41 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 12, 2007, 7:55 AM CDT (12:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 14, 2007, 12:41 AM CDT
- In force
- 41 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Tyler County, TX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Sep 12, 7:48 AM CDT, 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 12, 7:48 AM CDT, 7 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 12, 5:05 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 505 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007 GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182- 201-215-216-131015- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON, LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON, LA TO HIGH ISLAND, TX EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA TO CAMERON, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY, LA EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD- ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA- LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY- LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- 505 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT MOVES INLAND ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO PUMP DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. MEANWHILE...A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION. THIS MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE LIKELY TODAY ACROSS LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS JEFFERSON AND HARDIN COUNTIES WHERE SOIL MOISTURE IS HIGHER THAN IN OTHER AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A RISK OF LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME AREAS...WITH THE HIGHEST RISK ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KOUNTZE TO LAKE CHARLES. RAINFALL TOTALS BY FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...AREAS OF LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA ARE LIKELY TO SEE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEKEND...BRIEFLY ENDING RAIN CHANCES. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL BEGIN INCREASING AGAIN BY MIDWEEK WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO RETURN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...BUT MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS DUE TO POTENTIAL FLOODING. SHAMBURGER
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 12, 4:55 AM CDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 455 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007 LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-201-215-216-122100- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- CAMERON-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-JASPER- NEWTON-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE... DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES... JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...CAMERON... ABBEVILLE...NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...WOODVILLE...JASPER... NEWTON...LUMBERTON...BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE 455 AM CDT WED SEP 12 2007 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY THE NEXT FEW DAYS... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUES TO PUMP DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. MEANWHILE...A WEAK COLD FRONT HAS BECOME STATIONARY ACROSS THE REGION. THIS MOISTURE WILL INTERACT WITH THE FRONT TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREAWIDE TODAY. THIS DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK...WITH SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. GENERAL RAINFALL TOTALS FROM TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...AREAS OF LOWER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA ARE LIKELY TO SEE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME AREAS...WITH THE HIGHEST RISK ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR FROM BEAUMONT TO LAKE CHARLES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING HEAVY RAINFALL SITUATION. SHAMBURGER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 11:45 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 26 hr |
| Sep 12, 8:33 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 117 min |
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.