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River Flood Warning 27, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 24, 2009Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 24, 2009, 8:24 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 24, 2009, 10:18 PM CDT. It was in force for 61 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2009, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 24, 2009, 10:18 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2009, 10:56 AM CDT
In force
61 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Allen Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Oberlin (OBCL1). The gauge peaked at 14.45 ft at Apr 25, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 8:21 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 4:04 AM CDT, 16 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
404 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-250915-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-
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-
404 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE AND
OFFSHORE WATERS AS SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES LIKELY OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 25, 4:53 AM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Lafayette, Rapides and 3 more13 hr
Apr 25, 6:33 PM CDTLake Wind AdvisoryLCH2 hr
Apr 25, 2:02 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson3 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.