Flash Flood Warning 27, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Mar 20, 2012, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)

Expired

Mar 21, 2012, 3:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Orange County, TX

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS54 KLCH 210157
FFWLCH
LAC011-019-TXC361-210800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0027.120321T0157Z-120321T0800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
857 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
  SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...
  WESTERN CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 849 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THAT HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE     
  TO FALL OVER WESTERN CALCASIEU PARISH...SOUTHWESTERN               
  BEAUREGARD PARISH AND EASTERN ORANGE COUNTY. RADAR RAINFALL        
  ESTIMATES OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF  
  3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO NEAR 8 INCHES. STORM  
  TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOW IN THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE. THIS IS  
  A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO STAY OFF THE      
  ROADS ACROSS BEAUREGARD AND WESTERN CALCASIEU PARISHES AS WELL AS  
  NORTHEASTERN ORANGE COUNTY.   

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...DE
  QUINCY...STARKS...SULPHUR...VINTON...BUHLER...CARLYSS...EDGERLY AND
  LUNITA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

&&

LAT...LON 3006 9376 3024 9373 3025 9371 3030 9372
      3043 9371 3044 9370 3046 9371 3044 9324
      3006 9342

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.