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Flash Flood Watch 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 15, 20154 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Jun 15, 2015, 5:03 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 16, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2015, 5:03 AM CDT (10:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 16, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 16, 2015, 4:11 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
None

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood watch went out at Jun 15, 4:28 AM CDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:28 AM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 6:12 AM CDT, 22 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
612 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
151100-
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-
612 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM INTO THE AREA
TODAY ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE OVER THE
REGION...STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.
HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH RATES OF UP TO 3 TO
4 INCHES AN HOUR POSSIBLE. THUS...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND UNDERPASSES.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDES ALONG
COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA...WITH READINGS REACHING
3.0 TO 3.6 FEET MLLW. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF ON MONDAY...NEARING THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...THEN LIFT NORTH THROUGH
EAST TEXAS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.

REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AGAIN...THE PRIMARY
THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL ALSO BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF STRONG WIND
GUSTS. RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2
INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WITH AMOUNTS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST
LOUISIANA. A FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.

MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY DURING
HIGH TIDES ALONG COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND LOUISIANA...WITH
READINGS REACHING 3.0 TO 3.6 FEET MLLW. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY...TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE EVEN
HIGHER...POSSIBLY REACHING 3.5 TO 4.5 FEET MLLW DUE TO THE
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT EXPECTED EAST OF THE TROPICAL LOW
OVER THE WESTERN GULF. A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.

RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS
UPPER LEVEL RIDGING BUILDS TO THE WEST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-151100-
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-
612 AM CDT SUN JUN 14 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR
THE GULF WATERS COASTAL WATERS.

WINDS AND SEAS MAY BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS A TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL
GULF.

IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE. STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES
BELOW 1 NM...ALONG WITH LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS...AND
FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING FOR THE GULF WATERS.

ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN GULF
SUNDAY...CONTINUING THE HIGH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NORTHWESTWARD ON
MONDAY...NEARING THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.

REGARDLESS OF DEVELOPMENT...NUMEROUS TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 NM...LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS
AND SEAS...AND OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING CAN
BE EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

13

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 9:18 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH42 min
Jun 15, 9:56 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH49 min
Jun 15, 10:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCameron51 min
Jun 15, 10:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVermilion34 min
Jun 15, 11:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis45 min
Jun 15, 11:39 AM CDTGale WarningLCH13 hr
Jun 15, 11:39 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH55 hr
Jun 15, 11:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson Davis38 min
Jun 15, 11:55 AM CDTWind AdvisoryLCHCameron31 hr
Jun 15, 4:03 PM CDTCoastal Flood WarningLCHCameron, Saint Martin15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.