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River Flood Warning 26, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 5, 2015Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 5, 2015, 11:12 PM CDT for Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 6, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 5, 2015, 11:12 PM CDT (04:12 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Atchafalaya River at Morgan City (MCGL1).

Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
6 ft
Moderate stage
7 ft
Major stage
12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 4:32 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHVernon29 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2015Every river flood warning in 2015

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.