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River Flood Warning 70, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Nov 6, 2009, 9:38 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Nov 7, 2009, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2009, 9:38 AM CST (15:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 11, 2009, 7:47 PM CST
- In force
- 5 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 15:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 9:32 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 days |
| Nov 6, 10:53 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 71 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.