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Flash Flood Warning 72, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 12, 2016, 10:19 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 5 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
- Aug 12, 2016, 10:19 PM CDT (03:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2016, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Flash flood emergency
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:19 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 10:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Jeanerette, LA | EM RELAYED A REPORT OF THE ONGOING EVACUATION OF 2 ASSITED LIVING FACILITIES IN JEANERETTE NEAR BAYOU TECHE. 250 EVACS ALREADY OCCURED TODAY IN THE NW PORTION OF IBERIA PARISH. |
| Aug 12, 10:20 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Youngsville, LA | SHERIFFS DEPT RELAYED A REPORT OF ONGOING FLOODING IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE PARISH. NO MANDATORY EVACS, HOWEVER THEY WERE ASSISTING PEOPLE WHOSE HOMES WERE FLOODED AND TRANSPORTING TO THE HEYMANN CENTER. |
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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 2190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 857 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted.
472
WGUS54 KLCH 130319
FFWLCH
LAC045-055-099-113-130815-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0072.160813T0319Z-160813T0815Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1019 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016
...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PORTIONS OF LOWER ACADIANA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN VERMILION PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...
WEST CENTRAL ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
NORTHWESTERN IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
SOUTHEASTERN LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
* UNTIL 315 AM CDT
* AT 1016 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED HEAVY
RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 10 TO 15 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN.
FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING.
THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR PORTIONS OF VERMILION, SAINT
MARTIN, IBERIA, AND LAFAYETTE PARISHES. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...NEW IBERIA...ABBEVILLE...ST. MARTINVILLE...
JEANERETTE...AVERY ISLAND...BROUSSARD...YOUNGSVILLE...ERATH...
DELCAMBRE...COTEAU...ACADIANA REGIONAL AIRPORT...CADE...LYDIA...
JEFFERSON ISLAND...WEEKS ISLAND AND MILTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.
TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
&&
LAT...LON 2978 9181 2982 9182 2983 9183 2983 9185
2984 9190 2981 9192 2982 9196 2985 9200
2992 9205 3015 9211 3021 9193 2993 9164
2983 9173 2978 9180
$$
TINGLERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 27 min |
| Aug 12, 7:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 12, 7:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 2 more | 55 min |
| Aug 12, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 42 min |
| Aug 12, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 95 min | |
| Aug 12, 8:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen | 47 min |
| Aug 12, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry, Vermilion | 4 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:09 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 3 hr |
| Aug 12, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 9 days |
| Aug 12, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 15 days |
| Aug 12, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 5 days |
| Aug 12, 10:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 28 days |
| Aug 12, 10:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Allen | 3 hr |
| Aug 13, 1:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 2 more | 7 hr |
| Aug 13, 2:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 5 hr |
| Aug 13, 3:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more | 112 min |
| Aug 13, 6:27 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more | 93 min |
| Aug 13, 6:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 85 min |
| Aug 13, 7:56 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 7:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis and 1 more | 6 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 24 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 13 days |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 11 days |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 5 days |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 36 days |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 34 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 24 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 24 hr |
| Aug 13, 11:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 3 days |
| Aug 13, 1:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia and 6 more | 4 hr |
| Aug 13, 5:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| Aug 13, 5:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 5 more | 8 hr |
| Aug 13, 6:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon | 7 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.