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River Flood Warning 103, NWS Lake Charles, LA

November 16, 2015Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Nov 16, 2015, 7:57 PM CST for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 18, 2015, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 16, 2015, 7:57 PM CST (01:57 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 18, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
Expired: Nov 20, 2015, 10:30 AM CST
In force: 53 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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 Sabine River at Deweyville (DWYT2). The gauge peaked at 23.83 ft at Nov 15, 2015, 9:00 PM CST.

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 warning 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 warning went out at Nov 16, 5:27 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 5:27 PM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 5:33 AM CST, 14 hours 24 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
533 AM CST MON NOV 16 2015

GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-
216-259>262-171145-
SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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-
533 AM CST MON NOV 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER CALLS FOR A MARGINAL RISK FOR SEVERE
TSTMS WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE MAINLY LATE TNITE WEST
OF ALEXANDRIA AND BEAUMONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK FOR SEVERE TSTMS TUESDAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY MAINLY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR SQUALL LINE DEVELOPMENT.
STRONG WINDS AND HAIL WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TNITE INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-171145-
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-
533 AM CST MON NOV 16 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED AS A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE TUESDAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TODAY INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY.

SWEENEY

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 16, 9:00 PM CST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LCH	Cameron, Saint Martin	27 hr
Nov 17, 9:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides	9 days
Nov 17, 9:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	6 days
Nov 17, 9:23 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	3 days
Nov 17, 11:13 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	47 min
Nov 17, 11:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	45 min
Nov 17, 11:48 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	27 min
Nov 17, 12:05 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	25 min
Nov 17, 12:39 PM CST	High Wind Warning	LCH	Saint Martin	5 hr
Nov 17, 1:49 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	26 min
Nov 17, 2:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	34 min
Nov 17, 2:26 PM CST	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	34 min
Nov 17, 3:06 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	24 min
Nov 17, 3:34 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron	26 min
Nov 17, 3:36 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon	3 hr
Nov 16, 7:57 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	4 days
Nov 17, 10:38 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	37 min
Nov 17, 12:26 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton	34 min
Nov 17, 1:10 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton, Orange	35 min
Nov 17, 1:23 PM CST	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	3 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.