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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 9, 20134 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jan 9, 2013, 11:56 PM CST for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2013, 11:56 PM CST (05:56 UTC)
Expired
Jan 10, 2013, 3:00 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 10, 12:00 AM CSTHEAVY RAIN 7.3Esler Regional Airport, LA24 HOUR RAINFALL

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Shreveport, LA (KSHV), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2013-01-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Shreveport, LA at 00:00Z on 2013-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
431 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
254 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

013 
WGUS54 KLCH 100556
FFWLCH
LAC009-039-079-115-100900-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0013.130110T0556Z-130110T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1156 PM CST WED JAN 9 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  EASTERN VERNON PARISH IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  NORTH CENTRAL EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  RAPIDES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 300 AM CST

* AT 1153 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. RADAR INDICATES RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 AND 3      
  INCHES HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL          
  HOURS...AND ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT FEW
  HOURS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  ALEXANDRIA...ALEXANDRIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...BORDELONVILLE...
  BOYCE...BUNKIE...CHENEYVILLE...EFFIE...GLENMORA...HINESTON...
  LENA...MARKSVILLE...MOREAUVILLE...PINEVILLE...PITKIN...
  SIMMESPORT...BALL...BIG BEND...BROUILLETTE...CENTERPOINT...
  CLIFTON...COTTONPORT...DEVILLE...ECHO...ELMER...ESLER REGIONAL
  AIRPORT...EVERGREEN...FLATWOODS...GARDNER...HESSMER AND HOLLOWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 9268 3146 9270 3140 9266 3148 9223
      3147 9216 3141 9215 3136 9207 3134 9207
      3135 9203 3132 9200 3123 9199 3130 9191
      3121 9172 3102 9174 3097 9180 3088 9296
      3136 9293 3152 9272

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 6:11 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHEvangeline, Rapides, Vernon3 hr
Jan 9, 6:36 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Jan 9, 7:01 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion3 hr
Jan 9, 7:18 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion57 min
Jan 9, 7:47 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHVernon56 hr
Jan 9, 8:11 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia64 min
Jan 9, 8:34 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry3 hr
Jan 9, 8:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia25 min
Jan 9, 8:58 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon3 hr
Jan 9, 9:42 PM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH93 min
Jan 9, 10:00 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion3 hr
Jan 9, 10:47 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles58 min
Jan 9, 11:14 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis3 hr
Jan 9, 11:32 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry6 hr
Jan 10, 1:04 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more3 hr
Jan 10, 2:07 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis4 hr
Jan 10, 2:56 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon3 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry30 min
Jan 10, 4:11 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more6 hr
Jan 10, 4:34 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHEvangeline, Saint Landry26 min
Jan 10, 5:04 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Saint Landry26 min
Jan 10, 5:27 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Jan 10, 5:35 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry6 hr
Jan 10, 5:48 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary27 min
Jan 10, 6:11 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon6 hr
Jan 10, 6:16 AM CSTFlash Flood WatchLCHBeauregard, Cameron, Vernon90 min
Jan 10, 6:24 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary36 min
Jan 10, 6:53 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion28 hr
Jan 10, 7:07 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH68 min
Jan 10, 8:24 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHVernon4 hr
Jan 10, 9:13 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu47 hr
Jan 10, 9:46 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 4 more8 hr
Jan 10, 11:36 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry9 min
Jan 10, 11:43 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry56 hr
Jan 10, 11:54 AM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon56 hr
Jan 10, 5:30 PM CSTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 4 more24 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.