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Flash Flood Warning 39, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 1, 2016, 8:34 AM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 3 hr. 9 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2016, 8:34 AM CDT (13:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2016, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:34 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 was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 8:42 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Charles, LA | CALCASIEU PARISH EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 2-3 FEET OF WATER ON THE I-210 EXIT AT ENTERPRISE BLVD. COLLEGE, KIRKMAN AND PRIEN LAKE ROADS ALL HAVE WATER ON THEM. |
| May 1, 9:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Sulphur, LA | PICTURE OF SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN SULPHUR. |
| May 1, 9:45 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.15 | 2 Ne Lake Charles, LA | MESONET STATION 2 NE LAKE CHARLES /D0259/ |
| May 1, 9:47 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.31 | 4 Ssw Lake Charles, LA | MESONET STATION 4 SSW LAKE CHARLES /D6036/ |
| May 1, 9:48 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 2.15 | 5 Wsw Gillis, LA | MESONET STATION 4 WSW GILLIS /D3319/ |
| May 1, 10:02 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Westlake, LA | PICTURES OF WATER OVER THE ROAD ON SAMPSON STREET IN WEST LAKE. |
| May 1, 10:30 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Lake Charles, LA | LA 14 FLOODED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN LAKE CHARLES. |
| May 1, 10:43 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Lake Charles, LA | PICTURE OF A CAR SWEPT OFF THE ROAD AT BANK AND 7TH IN LAKE CHARLES. |
| May 1, 11:40 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Lake Charles, LA | NOW VIDEO OF OTHER VEHICLE BEING SWEPT OFF THE ROAD AT BANK AND 7TH STREETS IN LAKE CHARLES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 26 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 324 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 893 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.4
The text
As transmitted.
202
WGUS54 KLCH 011334
FFWLCH
LAC011-019-053-011630-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0039.160501T1334Z-160501T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
834 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
WESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
CALCASIEU PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 834 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
FALLEN...AND AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
ACROSS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...WESTLAKE...VINTON...IOWA...MOSS BLUFF...LAKE
CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT...STARKS...GILLIS...BULLER...CARLYSS...LEBLEU
SETTLEMENT...HOLMWOOD...BUHLER...EDGERLY...LUNITA AND TOPSY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3005 9313 3005 9370 3007 9371 3005 9372
3009 9373 3014 9369 3021 9372 3029 9371
3030 9374 3034 9376 3039 9376 3042 9372
3044 9313 3042 9313 3042 9307 3044 9306
3044 9300 3004 9299 3004 9313
$$
LANDRENEAU1 follow-up statement
887
WGUS74 KLCH 011538
FFSLCH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1038 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
LAC011-019-053-011630-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160501T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BEAUREGARD LA-JEFFERSON DAVIS LA-CALCASIEU LA-
1038 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD...WESTERN JEFFERSON DAVIS AND CALCASIEU
PARISHES...
AT 1034 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
RAIN...WITH A FEW ISOLATED LOCATIONS OF 8 TO 9 INCHES...HAS FALLEN
SINCE MIDNIGHT. FLASH FLOODING IS OCCURRING. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF
ROADS AND HOMES IN LAKE CHARLES AND WESTLAKE IN CALCASIEU PARISH
HAVE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO A COUPLE OF FEET OF WATER OVER
THEM...AS WELL AS SOME REPORTS OF HOMES FLOODED.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO TRAIN FROM WEST TO EAST OVER
THE WARNED AREA...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...OR UNTIL THIS SYSTEM SHIFTS
FURTHER SOUTH OR DISSIPATES LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE
FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL LIKELY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO
THEAFTERNOON HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...WESTLAKE...VINTON...IOWA...MOSS BLUFF...LAKE
CHARLES REGIONAL AIRPORT...STARKS...GILLIS...BULLER...CARLYSS...LEBLEU
SETTLEMENT...HOLMWOOD...BUHLER...EDGERLY...LUNITA AND TOPSY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
&&
LAT...LON 3005 9313 3005 9370 3007 9371 3005 9372
3009 9373 3014 9369 3021 9372 3029 9371
3030 9374 3034 9376 3039 9376 3042 9372
3044 9313 3042 9313 3042 9307 3044 9306
3044 9300 3004 9299 3004 9313
$$
LANDRENEAUThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 38 min |
| May 1, 3:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 44 min |
| May 1, 3:34 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette | 26 min |
| May 1, 3:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 62 min |
| May 1, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 66 min |
| May 1, 4:36 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 39 min |
| May 1, 4:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 61 min |
| May 1, 5:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 59 min |
| May 1, 5:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 61 min |
| May 1, 5:19 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 12 hr |
| May 1, 5:44 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| May 1, 5:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 39 min |
| May 1, 5:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 49 min |
| May 1, 6:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 51 min |
| May 1, 6:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 28 min |
| May 1, 6:57 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 48 min |
| May 1, 7:10 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| May 1, 7:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 3 hr |
| May 1, 7:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 4 hr |
| May 1, 7:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 62 min |
| May 1, 8:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu | 118 min |
| May 1, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 4 days |
| May 1, 8:11 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 11 days |
| May 1, 9:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 49 hr |
| May 1, 9:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 6 days |
| May 1, 10:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Cameron, Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion | 91 min |
| May 1, 10:57 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more | 11 hr |
| May 1, 11:05 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 11 hr |
| May 1, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| May 1, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 35 min | |
| May 1, 4:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 48 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.