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River Flood Watch 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood watch at Dec 18, 2014, 9:40 AM CST for Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 22, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2014, 9:40 AM CST (15:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Rapides Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Glenmora (GLML1). The gauge peaked at 7.82 ft at Dec 23, 2014, 6:00 AM 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 18, 9:40 AM CST | River Flood Watch | LCH | 5 days |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.