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Tropical Storm Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 13, 2008

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this tropical storm warning at Sep 13, 2008, 11:18 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 13, 2008, 11:18 AM CDT (16:18 UTC)
Expired: Sep 13, 2008, 4:57 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tropical storm 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 tropical storm warning went out at Sep 13, 11:05 AM CDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 11:05 AM CDT, 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1105 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...IKE CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY NORTH ACROSS EAST
TEXAS WITH RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING CENTER MOVING INTO HOUSTON
COUNTY. HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE NOW BEEN DOWNGRADED TO TROPICAL
STORM...WHILE DROPPING THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA OUT OF THE
INLAND TROPICAL WIND WARNING AS WINDS WEAKEN. DESPITE WEAKENING
WINDS FIELDS...DEVASTATING STORM SURGE CONTINUES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH  82  77  86  71  84 / 100  70  60  50  30
KBPT  82  78  86  71  85 / 100  70  60  50  30
KAEX  84  76  85  68  82 / 100  70  60  50  30
KLFT  83  76  86  70  83 / 100  50  60  50  30

&&

.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING 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...VERNON.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...JEFFERSON
     DAVIS...VERNON.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: CAMERON...
     IBERIA...ST. MARY...VERMILION.

TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...JEFFERSON...NEWTON...ORANGE...
     TYLER.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: HARDIN...JASPER...NEWTON...ORANGE...TYLER.

     TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: JEFFERSON.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

&&

MARCOTTE

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 4:03 AM CDT, 7 hours 15 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
403 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-TXZ180>182-
201-215-216-140915-
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-
403 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 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
HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH PERIODS OF TORRENTIAL
RAINFALL...TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...TIDAL SURGES
FROM 12 FEET IN VERMILION PARISH TO 20 FEET IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TIDAL CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE TOMORROW AS IKE EXITS THE
REGION ALTHOUGH RAINS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

K. KUYPER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 13, 6:13 AM CDT, 5 hours 5 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
613 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0607 AM     STORM SURGE      WESTLAKE                30.25N 93.26W
09/13/2008  U0.00 FT         CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            BEE TREE AT SAMPSON STREET COMPLETLY FLOODED.

&&

LANDRENEAU

Local storm report, Sep 13, 6:25 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
625 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0625 AM     STORM SURGE      LAKE CHARLES            30.21N 93.20W
09/13/2008  M10.00 FT        CALCASIEU          LA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            LAKE CHARLES SALT WATER BARRIER LCHL1 MEASURED A WATER
            LEVEL OF 10.0 FEET.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Sep 13, 7:11 AM CDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
711 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 AM     STORM SURGE      LAKE CHARLES            30.21N 93.20W
09/13/2008  M11.50 FT        CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            PORT OF LAKE CHARLES REPORTED 11.5 FT TIDE LEVEL DUE TO
            STORM SURGE.

&&

SHAMBURGER

Local storm report, Sep 13, 7:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
716 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0715 AM     STORM SURGE      LAKE CHARLES            30.21N 93.20W
09/13/2008  U0.00 FT         CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED AT LAKE STREET AND SALESTREET IN
            LAKE CHARLES

&&

Local storm report, Sep 13, 7:43 AM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
743 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0730 AM     STORM SURGE      WESTLAKE                30.25N 93.26W
09/13/2008  U0.00 FT         CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            MANY HOMES ON MATILDA STREET WITH MINOR FLOODING.

&&

LANDRENEAU

Local storm report, Sep 13, 9:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
956 AM CDT SAT SEP 13 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0953 AM     HURRICANE        10 S NEW IBERIA         29.86N 91.82W
09/13/2008                   IBERIA             LA   COAST GUARD

            PONTOON BARGE SUNK NEAR STATE ROUTE 83 AT WAREHOUSE
            BAYOU.

&&

FNAVEJAR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 12, 7:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	23 min
Sep 12, 7:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	24 min
Sep 12, 7:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	28 min
Sep 12, 7:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	29 min
Sep 12, 7:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	32 min
Sep 12, 8:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	33 min
Sep 12, 9:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion	37 min
Sep 12, 10:03 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry	27 min
Sep 12, 10:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 1 more	49 min
Sep 12, 11:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Vermilion	26 min
Sep 13, 12:06 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides	24 min
Sep 13, 12:07 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides, Vernon	38 min
Sep 13, 1:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	22 min
Sep 13, 1:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	34 min
Sep 13, 2:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	29 min
Sep 13, 2:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	37 min
Sep 13, 2:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	6 hr
Sep 13, 2:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Jefferson Davis	14 min
Sep 13, 2:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	37 min
Sep 13, 2:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Vermilion	35 min
Sep 13, 3:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	34 min
Sep 13, 3:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion	46 min
Sep 13, 3:38 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	37 min
Sep 13, 3:57 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	33 min
Sep 13, 4:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more	34 min
Sep 13, 5:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	46 min
Sep 13, 5:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	35 min
Sep 13, 5:32 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon	6 hr
Sep 13, 5:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	24 min
Sep 13, 7:16 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	29 min
Sep 13, 7:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	32 min
Sep 13, 8:48 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	27 min
Sep 13, 9:10 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides, Vernon	35 min
Sep 13, 9:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline and 3 more	3 hr
Sep 13, 11:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron	25 min
Sep 13, 11:40 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	35 min
Sep 13, 11:59 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	31 min
Sep 13, 12:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron	27 min
Sep 13, 12:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Rapides	33 min
Sep 13, 1:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	27 min
Sep 13, 1:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	34 min
Sep 13, 2:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vernon	26 min
Sep 13, 2:32 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	28 min
Sep 13, 4:22 PM CDT	Lake Wind Advisory	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more	8 hr
Sep 13, 4:43 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		14 hr
Sep 13, 5:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	29 min
Sep 13, 3:40 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	3 hr
Sep 13, 5:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler	35 min
Sep 13, 9:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	24 min
Sep 13, 10:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange	36 min
Sep 13, 10:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	8 days
Sep 13, 12:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	32 min
Sep 13, 2:05 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange	6 hr

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.