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River Flood Warning 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 30, 2009Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 30, 2009, 9:35 AM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 8:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2009, 9:35 AM CDT (14:35 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2009, 8:55 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2009, 8:18 PM CDT
In force
59 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).

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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 10:16 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH11 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.