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Areal Flood Warning 19, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 20, 2012Jasper County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this areal flood warning at Mar 20, 2012, 8:43 PM CDT for Jasper County, Texas. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Mar 20, 2012, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
Expired: Mar 21, 2012, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

County Jasper County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 20, 8:24 PM CDT, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 8:24 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 4:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
444 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-211100-
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 FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM
20 TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-
ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-
UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-
WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-
NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON-
444 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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...TONIGHT

ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO WATCH IS EXPIRING, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CANNOT BE RULED OUT TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A SLOW MOVING SQUALL LINE.
THE MAIN CONCERN REMAINS FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
WEDNESDAY MORNING. UPPER LEVEL WINDS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE. HEAVY RAINS REMAINS
THE OVERRIDING CONCERN. WE ARE STILL EXPECTING 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN UNTIL THIS EVENT TAPERS OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS
COULD RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNTS. RIVER LEVELS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR
SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THIS RAIN EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

SWEENEY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 20, 7:43 PM CDT, 1 hour before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
743 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0736 PM     FLASH FLOOD      1 SSE LEESVILLE         31.12N 93.27W
03/20/2012                   VERNON             LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WALMART PARKING LOT FLOODED WITH WATER LEVELS OVER TIRES
            ON SOME CARS.

&&

RDEAL

Local storm report, Mar 20, 7:52 PM CDT, 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
752 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0652 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LITTLE CYPRESS          30.16N 93.76W
03/20/2012                   ORANGE             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ROADS FLOODED IN LITTLE CYPRESS.

&&

RDEAL

Local storm report, Mar 20, 7:57 PM CDT, 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
757 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BRIDGE CITY             30.03N 93.85W
03/20/2012                   ORANGE             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER OVER THE ROAD ON FERRY LANE IN BRIDGE CITY, TX

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RDEAL

Local storm report, Mar 20, 8:24 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 20, 8:28 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Local storm report, Mar 20, 8:35 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 20, 7:25 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	35 min
Mar 20, 7:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	5 hr
Mar 20, 8:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	5 days
Mar 20, 8:14 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	26 days
Mar 20, 8:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		55 min
Mar 20, 8:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	6 hr
Mar 20, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
Mar 21, 12:19 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	6 hr
Mar 21, 12:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	62 min
Mar 21, 12:33 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	27 min
Mar 21, 1:26 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson Davis	19 min
Mar 21, 1:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	59 min
Mar 21, 1:50 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	55 min
Mar 21, 2:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	62 min
Mar 21, 2:56 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	4 hr
Mar 21, 3:41 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	34 min
Mar 21, 3:48 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Saint Martin	6 hr
Mar 21, 3:55 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
Mar 21, 4:04 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	26 min
Mar 21, 4:35 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vermilion	25 min
Mar 21, 4:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Vermilion	31 min
Mar 21, 4:51 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Mar 21, 5:17 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vermilion	28 min
Mar 21, 5:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion	56 min
Mar 21, 5:51 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	24 min
Mar 21, 6:00 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Mar 21, 6:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	5 days
Mar 21, 7:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	59 min
Mar 21, 7:10 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
Mar 21, 7:20 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	39 min
Mar 21, 7:24 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin	47 min
Mar 21, 7:54 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary	3 hr
Mar 21, 8:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	65 min
Mar 21, 10:45 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	5 days
Mar 21, 4:17 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	3 hr
Mar 20, 9:02 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Newton	5 hr
Mar 20, 9:26 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Orange	5 hr
Mar 21, 1:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Orange	5 hr
Mar 21, 2:21 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Sabine	9 min
Mar 21, 5:48 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Orange, Tyler	3 days
Mar 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	6 days
Mar 21, 9:17 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	4 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.