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Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 18, 2010, 10:16 AM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 18, 2010, 10:16 AM CDT (15:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2010, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 18, 7:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:19 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 437 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055- TXZ180>182-201-215-216-191100- 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- 437 AM CDT WED AUG 18 2010 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 MEAN AREAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER A 12-HOUR PERIOD ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AROUND 1/2 INCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TO AROUND 3 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OVER THE SAME 12-HOUR PERIOD WILL RANGE...FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS...TO FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL RATES WILL BE INTENSE AT TIMES...RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS. FREQUENT LIGHTING WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA FOR TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN IN EARNEST ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED. THE AREAL EXTENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE ON FRIDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 18, 8:44 AM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Rapides | 55 min |
| Aug 18, 3:23 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Saint Landry | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 4:15 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 2 hr |
| Aug 18, 6:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 4 hr |
| Aug 18, 11:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 114 min |
| Aug 18, 12:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 60 min |
| Aug 18, 3:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 3:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry | 12 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 46 min |
| Aug 18, 2:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin | 41 min |
| Aug 18, 3:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 52 min |
Nearby
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