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Flash Flood Watch 12, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 9:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 42 min | |
| Jun 15, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 49 min | |
| Jun 15, 10:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron | 51 min |
| Jun 15, 10:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 11:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 45 min |
| Jun 15, 11:39 AM CDT | Gale Warning | LCH | 13 hr | |
| Jun 15, 11:39 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 55 hr | |
| Jun 15, 11:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 11:55 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 31 hr |
| Jun 15, 4:03 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Warning | LCH | Cameron, Saint Martin | 15 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.