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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 10, 2013Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 10, 2013, 9:13 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jan 10, 2013, 1:12 PM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 10, 2013, 9:13 AM CST (15:13 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 10, 2013, 1:12 PM CST
Expired: Jan 12, 2013, 8:31 AM CST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones State Park (LCRL1).

Action stage: 3 ft
Minor stage: 5 ft
Moderate stage: 8 ft
Major stage: 10 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Jan 10, 7:51 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 7:51 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 10, 7:40 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 10, 7:13 AM CST, 2 hours before

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 7:26 AM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 10, 8:19 AM CST, 54 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
Jan 9, 6:11 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	3 hr
Jan 9, 6:36 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
Jan 9, 7:01 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	3 hr
Jan 9, 7:18 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	57 min
Jan 9, 7:47 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	56 hr
Jan 9, 8:11 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	64 min
Jan 9, 8:34 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	3 hr
Jan 9, 8:53 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia	25 min
Jan 9, 8:58 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	3 hr
Jan 9, 9:42 PM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		93 min
Jan 9, 10:00 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Vermilion	3 hr
Jan 9, 10:47 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	58 min
Jan 9, 11:14 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	3 hr
Jan 9, 11:32 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	6 hr
Jan 9, 11:56 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	3 hr
Jan 10, 1:04 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more	3 hr
Jan 10, 2:07 AM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	4 hr
Jan 10, 2:56 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	3 hr
Jan 10, 4:00 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	30 min
Jan 10, 4:11 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more	6 hr
Jan 10, 4:34 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Saint Landry	26 min
Jan 10, 5:04 AM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Saint Landry	26 min
Jan 10, 5:27 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
Jan 10, 5:35 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	6 hr
Jan 10, 5:48 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	27 min
Jan 10, 6:11 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	6 hr
Jan 10, 6:16 AM CST	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	Beauregard, Cameron, Vernon	90 min
Jan 10, 6:24 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	36 min
Jan 10, 6:53 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	28 hr
Jan 10, 7:07 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		68 min
Jan 10, 8:24 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	4 hr
Jan 10, 9:46 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 4 more	8 hr
Jan 10, 11:36 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	9 min
Jan 10, 11:43 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	56 hr
Jan 10, 11:54 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Vernon	56 hr
Jan 10, 5:30 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 4 more	24 hr
Jan 9, 8:06 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	3 hr
Jan 9, 10:46 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Orange	24 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.