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River Flood Warning 79, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 23, 2015Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Oct 23, 2015, 9:36 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Oct 23, 2015, 11:32 AM CDT. It was in force for 70 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 23, 2015, 9:36 AM CDT (14:36 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 23, 2015, 11:32 AM CDT
Expired: Oct 26, 2015, 9:25 AM CDT
In force: 70 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

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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 Oct 23, 5:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 23, 5:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 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
Oct 23, 11:42 AM CDT	Coastal Flood Watch	LCH	Cameron	35 hr
Oct 23, 2:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	63 hr
Oct 23, 3:03 PM CDT	Gale Watch	LCH		31 hr
Oct 23, 3:03 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		3 days
Oct 23, 3:03 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		31 hr

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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.