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Flash Flood Warning 53, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Jun 3, 2016, 8:25 AM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 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
- Jun 3, 2016, 8:25 AM CDT (13:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2016, 11:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 10:23 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kountze, TX | APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF WATER ON WHITETAIL FOREST RD OFF OF HWY 421. |
| Jun 3, 11:36 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Kirbyville, TX | JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THAT COUNTY ROADS 720,721,725,707,784 AND 96 ARE ALL FLOODED IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS OTHER ROADS IN AND SOUTH OF KIRBYVILLE. |
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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 4.1
The text
As transmitted.
027
WGUS54 KLCH 031325
FFWLCH
TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-031630-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0053.160603T1325Z-160603T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
825 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
JASPER COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
NEWTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1130 AM CDT
* AT 824 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN SPREADING NORTH INTO THE WARNED AREA. WITH THE GROUND
SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS, FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEAUMONT...PORT ARTHUR...ORANGE...NEDERLAND...GROVES...
PORT NECHES...LUMBERTON...VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...JASPER...SILSBEE...
WEST ORANGE...WOODVILLE...NEWTON...KIRBYVILLE...KOUNTZE...
SOUR LAKE...COLMESNEIL...NOME AND CHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9454 3101 9466 3106 9456 3118 9354
3082 9356 3054 9374 3044 9370 3033 9376
3029 9371 3006 9370 2999 9386 2981 9395
2969 9384 2967 9406 2956 9435 2989 9436
2989 9444 3011 9445 3011 9460 3049 9469
$$
132 follow-up statements
444
WGUS74 KLCH 031505
FFSLCH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1005 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-031630-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160603T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TYLER TX-ORANGE TX-JEFFERSON TX-HARDIN TX-JASPER TX-NEWTON TX-
1005 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
TYLER...ORANGE...JEFFERSON...HARDIN...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 1000 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA. AROUND 1
INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TO FALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME FROM
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE WARNED AREA, INCLUDING JEFFERSON AND ORANGE
COUNTIES. IF THIS CONTINUES, THE WARNING MAY BE DISCONTINUED
SHORTLY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LUMBERTON...JASPER...SILSBEE...WOODVILLE...NEWTON...KIRBYVILLE...
KOUNTZE...SOUR LAKE...COLMESNEIL...AND CHESTER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3049 9454 3101 9466 3106 9456 3118 9354
3082 9356 3054 9374 3044 9370 3033 9376
3029 9371 3006 9370 2999 9386 2981 9395
2969 9384 2967 9406 2956 9435 2989 9436
2989 9444 3011 9445 3011 9460 3049 9469
$$
13637
WGUS74 KLCH 031542
FFSLCH
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1042 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
TXC245-361-031548-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160603T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ORANGE TX-JEFFERSON TX-
1042 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ORANGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
HEAVY RAINFALL HAS LIFTED TO THE NORTH...WITH ONLY LIGHT RAIN
REMAINING ACROSS ORANGE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES. THE SHORT TERM RISK
OF FLASH FLOODING HAS ENDED...HOWEVER A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT.
LAT...LON 3051 9454 3101 9466 3106 9456 3103 9447
3112 9404 3118 9354 3082 9356 3054 9374
3044 9370 3039 9376 3033 9376 3024 9371
3024 9412 3020 9409 3016 9411 3019 9418
3017 9427 3010 9434 3011 9460 3049 9469
$$
TXC199-241-351-457-031630-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0053.000000T0000Z-160603T1630Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
TYLER TX-HARDIN TX-JASPER TX-NEWTON TX-
1042 AM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 AM CDT FOR
TYLER...HARDIN...JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES...
AT 1038 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS TYLER AND NORTHERN JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES. UP
TO ONE INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS IN A
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WITH THE GROUND SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY
RAINFALL THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS, FLASH FLOODING MAY RESULT FROM
THIS HEAVY RAINFALL.
FARTHER SOUTH, RAINFALL HAS BECOME LIGHTER ACROSS HARDIN AND
SOUTHERN JASPER AND NEWTON COUNTIES. THE WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED
TO CONTINUE DUE TO ONGOING FLOODING IN PARTS OF THESE AREAS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BEAUMONT...LUMBERTON...JASPER...SILSBEE...WOODVILLE...NEWTON...
KIRBYVILLE...KOUNTZE...SOUR LAKE...COLMESNEIL...CHESTER...
DEWEYVILLE...FRED...SARATOGA...BON WEIR...BURKEVILLE...EVADALE...
CALL...TOLEDO BEND DAM AND WARREN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 3051 9454 3101 9466 3106 9456 3103 9447
3112 9404 3118 9354 3082 9356 3054 9374
3044 9370 3039 9376 3033 9376 3024 9371
3024 9412 3020 9409 3016 9411 3019 9418
3017 9427 3010 9434 3011 9460 3049 9469
$$
13The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 12:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange, Tyler | 9 hr |
| Jun 3, 11:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 3 hr |
| Jun 3, 2:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.