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Flash Flood Watch 5, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 11, 20089 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 11, 2008, 5:53 PM CDT for 9 parishes in Louisiana; Hardin County, Tyler County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 11, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 45 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 11, 2008, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 11, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Sep 13, 2008, 3:48 PM CDT
In force
45 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 11, 5:10 PM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 11, 5:10 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 11, 5:33 AM CDT, 12 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-121045-
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-
533 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2008

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

WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY
AND TONIGHT AS THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF HURRICANE IKE BEGIN TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS AND SEAS WILL ALSO BEGIN INCREASING SOUTH-
CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS HURRICANE IKE
CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

LATEST NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST TRACK FOR HURRICANE IKE
TAKES THE SYSTEM WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE TEXAS
COAST NEAR FREEPORT EARLY SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND ALL OF SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. TROPICAL STORM
OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF
WATERS. ANY DEVIATION TO THE EAST IN THE TRACK OF IKE COULD RESULT
IN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
POSSIBLY FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA. PLEASE REFER TO ADVISORIES
ON IKE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

SHAMBURGER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 9:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu5 days
Sep 10, 10:46 PM CDTInland Tropical Storm WatchLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry19 hr
Sep 11, 5:08 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry6 hr
Sep 11, 9:58 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis15 days
Sep 11, 12:41 PM CDTHurricane WarningLCH47 hr
Sep 11, 12:41 PM CDTHurricane WarningLCH47 hr
Sep 11, 12:41 PM CDTInland Tropical Storm WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more52 hr
Sep 11, 2:34 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion7 days
Sep 11, 6:06 PM CDTInland Hurricane WarningLCHBeauregard41 hr
Sep 11, 12:41 PM CDTInland Hurricane WatchLCHHardin5 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Louisiana, 2008Flash Flood Watches in Texas, 2008Every flash flood watch in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.