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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 18, 2009Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 18, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 20, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 18, 2009, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2009, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2009, 8:41 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Allen Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Oakdale (OKDL1).

Action stage
15 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
21 ft
Major stage
27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013250, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 6:00 PM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHHardin, Tyler14 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2009Every river flood warning in 2009

Sources

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