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River Flood Warning 50, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Oct 26, 2009, 9:29 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 17 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2009, 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 2009, 8:34 AM CST
- In force
- 17 days
- 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 02:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Oct 26, 9:03 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 9:03 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 3:52 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 352 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-271100- 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- 352 PM CDT MON OCT 26 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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. A CONTINUOUS RAIN WILL RESULT IN MEAN AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. RAIN WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SET-OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY ORGANIZE INTO LINES BY THURSDAY EVENING...AS THE COLD FRONT ADVANCES SOUTH AND EAST... EXITING THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES BY FRIDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Oct 26, 4:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
418 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NW LAKE CHARLES 30.25N 93.27W
10/26/2009 M1.52 INCH CALCASIEU LA PUBLIC
COCORAHS OBSERVER RECEIVED 1.52 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES.
&&
BRAZZELLLocal storm report, Oct 26, 4:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
432 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0431 PM HEAVY RAIN 6 S LAKE CHARLES 30.12N 93.22W
10/26/2009 M2.00 INCH CALCASIEU LA ASOS
THE LAKE CHARLES ASOS REPORTED 2.00 INCHES IN 31 MINUTES.
&&
BRAZZELLLocal storm report, Oct 26, 5:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
553 PM CDT MON OCT 26 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0551 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 SSW LAKE CHARLES 30.14N 93.23W
10/26/2009 M3.97 INCH CALCASIEU LA ASOS
RAINFALL SO FAR IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.
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BRAZZELLLocal storm report, Oct 26, 6:57 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 8:19 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 11 hr | |
| Oct 26, 9:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 5 days |
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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.