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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 28, 2009Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 28, 2009, 3:47 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2009, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 28, 2009, 9:17 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
Minor

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at Saltwater Barrier (LCHL1).

Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 28, 3:27 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 3:27 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 5:28 AM CDT, 10 hours 19 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 28, 2:58 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 9:06 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH114 min
Apr 27, 9:13 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu17 min
Apr 27, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon44 min
Apr 27, 9:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron58 min
Apr 27, 9:28 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard32 min
Apr 27, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHBeauregard, Vernon48 min
Apr 27, 10:07 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu23 min
Apr 27, 10:14 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu3 hr
Apr 27, 10:48 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH87 min
Apr 28, 12:03 AM CDTTornado WarningLCHRapides18 min
Apr 28, 12:38 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH67 min
Apr 28, 1:32 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH118 min
Apr 27, 7:47 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHHardin, Tyler3 hr
Apr 27, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin, Jefferson47 min
Apr 27, 8:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange3 hr
Apr 27, 8:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange44 min
Apr 27, 8:47 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJasper, Newton28 min
Apr 27, 8:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler54 min
Apr 27, 8:56 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJasper, Newton34 min
Apr 27, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton19 min
Apr 27, 9:29 PM CDTTornado WarningLCHJasper, Newton31 min
Apr 27, 9:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHNewton16 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.