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Flash Flood Watch 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 16, 20105 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 16, 2010, 4:05 PM CDT for 5 parishes in Louisiana. It took effect at Aug 17, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2010, 4:05 PM CDT (21:05 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 17, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 19, 2010, 3:19 PM CDT
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
None

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 watch went out at Aug 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 3:45 PM CDT, 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 5:13 AM CDT, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
513 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-051>055-
TXZ180>182-201-215-216-171015-
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-
513 AM CDT MON AUG 16 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

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF
THE AREA TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH FORMER TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 5 WILL MOVE WESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ON
TUESDAY...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA INCLUDING
THE LAFAYETTE...NEW IBERIA...AND MORGAN CITY AREAS.

AREAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
ACADIANA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY
BE REQUIRED FOR ACADIANA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO
POTENTIAL FLOODING.

SHAMBURGER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 2:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 3:08 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 3:09 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 16, 3:46 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 16, 12:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Aug 16, 1:13 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH62 min
Aug 16, 4:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry, Saint Martin62 min
Aug 16, 5:37 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Saint Martin53 min
Aug 16, 6:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Vermilion58 min
Aug 16, 6:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
Aug 16, 6:52 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH53 min
Aug 16, 7:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion57 min
Aug 16, 7:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Aug 16, 8:06 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Aug 16, 8:12 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Aug 16, 1:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH83 min
Aug 16, 2:25 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH50 min
Aug 16, 3:11 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
Aug 16, 3:51 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Aug 16, 12:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper56 min
Aug 16, 1:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson, Orange62 min
Aug 16, 1:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJefferson, Orange55 min
Aug 16, 2:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange66 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Watches in Louisiana, 2010Every flash flood watch in 2010

Sources

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