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River Flood Warning 1, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 1, 2013, 8:48 AM CST for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 2, 2013, 1:30 AM CST. It was in force for 21 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2013, 8:48 AM CST (14:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2013, 1:30 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2013, 12:39 AM CST
- In force
- 21 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Rapides Parish, LA
The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Glenmora (GLML1). The gauge peaked at 16.43 ft at Jan 12, 2013, 3:00 PM CST.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 6:25 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 7:35 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 92 days |
| Jan 1, 9:31 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:43 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:54 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 30 hr |
| Jan 1, 9:56 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 12:12 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 6 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:19 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia | 4 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:23 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 6 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.