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Flash Flood Watch 7, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 16, 201510 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Apr 16, 2015, 4:20 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 16, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2015, 4:20 AM CDT (09:20 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 16, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Apr 18, 2015, 3:23 PM CDT
In force: 56 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity: None

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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 Apr 16, 3:31 AM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:31 AM CDT, 49 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
Apr 16, 11:23 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		97 min
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Beauregard	9 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	11 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Rapides	4 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	9 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	4 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH		10 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	10 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH		12 days
Apr 16, 12:03 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Lafayette	67 hr
Apr 16, 12:10 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		95 min
Apr 16, 12:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	44 min
Apr 16, 12:27 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	9 days
Apr 16, 12:46 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		59 min
Apr 16, 12:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	50 min
Apr 16, 1:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Rapides	3 hr
Apr 16, 2:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides	3 hr
Apr 16, 4:05 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		115 min
Apr 16, 4:09 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon	3 hr
Apr 16, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		119 min
Apr 16, 5:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion	115 min
Apr 16, 6:31 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		119 min
Apr 16, 12:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	40 min
Apr 16, 1:15 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson	6 hr
Apr 16, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	42 min
Apr 16, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	29 min
Apr 16, 6:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	4 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.