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River Flood Watch 4, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 27, 2014

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood watch at May 27, 2014, 8:50 PM CDT. It took effect at May 30, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2014, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
In effect from
May 30, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 31, 2014, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

The river

Written for the forecast point Sabine River at Deweyville (DWYT2). The gauge peaked at 23.54 ft at May 31, 2014, 2:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
23 ft
Minor stage
24 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08030500, 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 watch 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 watch went out at May 27, 8:40 PM CDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 27, 8:40 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 27, 6:43 AM CDT, 14 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
643 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
281145-
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-
643 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST
CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A CUT-OFF LOW...SITUATED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...WILL MEANDER
EAST-SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE ARKLATEX REGION ON WEDNESDAY
...BEFORE STALLING OUT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
WORK THEIR WAY...FROM WEST TO EAST...ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER SHOWERS. IN
ADDITION...ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON...
MAINLY IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED ON WEDNESDAY. MEAN AREAL
RAINFALL TOTALS...COMPUTED OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD ENDING
FRIDAY MORNING...WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-281145-
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-
643 AM CDT TUE MAY 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST
GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A CUT-OFF LOW...SITUATED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...WILL MEANDER
EAST-SOUTHEAST...REACHING THE ARKLATEX REGION ON WEDNESDAY
...BEFORE STALLING OUT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
WORK THEIR WAY...FROM WEST TO EAST...ACROSS THE MARINE AREA.

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 3 MILES
AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL
MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW 3 MILES AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 9:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHEvangeline, Saint Landry82 min
May 27, 11:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Landry34 min
May 28, 4:42 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion10 days
May 28, 6:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu59 min
May 28, 6:35 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis3 hr
May 28, 6:49 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry4 hr
May 28, 7:25 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH95 min
May 28, 7:27 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Jefferson Davis4 hr
May 28, 8:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron, Jefferson Davis27 min
May 28, 8:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion2 hr
May 28, 8:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion41 min
May 28, 9:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Vermilion49 min
May 28, 9:41 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin4 days
May 28, 9:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Saint Martin51 min
May 28, 9:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH91 min
May 28, 10:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more4 hr
May 28, 11:01 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHJefferson Davis3 hr
May 28, 11:05 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu4 hr
May 28, 11:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSt. Mary63 min
May 28, 1:09 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion12 hr
May 28, 1:57 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHJefferson Davis12 hr
May 28, 2:43 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more12 hr
May 28, 5:43 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHJefferson, Orange2 hr

Nearby

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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.