Flash Flood Warning 78, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Issued

Aug 13, 2016, 7:56 AM CDT (12:56 UTC)

Expired

Aug 13, 2016, 1:45 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Avoyelles Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

098 
WGUS54 KLCH 131256
FFWLCH
LAC009-039-045-055-097-099-101-131845-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0078.160813T1256Z-160813T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
756 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  ST. MARTIN PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  IBERIA PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  ST. MARY PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  AVOYELLES PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
  LAFAYETTE PARISH IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

* AT 751 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. EIGHT TO THIRTEEN INCHES OF
  RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS HAS CREATED FLOODING
  HOMES AND BUSINESS. AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES IS EXPECTED
  THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FLASH FLOODING IS
  OCCURRING IN LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. 

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LAFAYETTE...NEW IBERIA...OPELOUSAS...MORGAN CITY...CATAHOULA...
  EUNICE...SCOTT...BREAUX BRIDGE...FRANKLIN...CARENCRO...
  ST. MARTINVILLE...PATTERSON...MARKSVILLE...JEANERETTE...BERWICK...
  BUNKIE...LEONVILLE...ARNAUDVILLE...MOREAUVILLE AND PALMETTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 2949 9130 2952 9155 2975 9160 2982 9196
      2983 9196 2983 9194 3004 9195 3015 9227
      3026 9215 3047 9217 3049 9248 3057 9220
      3121 9223 3128 9201 3119 9168 3098 9182
      3050 9175 3011 9147 2982 9111 2963 9109

$$

K. KUYPER

065 
WGUS74 KLCH 131523
FFSLCH

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
1023 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016

LAC009-039-045-055-097-099-101-131845-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0078.000000T0000Z-160813T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ST. MARTIN LA-IBERIA LA-ST. MARY LA-EVANGELINE LA-ST. LANDRY LA-
AVOYELLES LA-LAFAYETTE LA-
1023 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM CDT FOR ST.
MARTIN...IBERIA...ST. MARY...SOUTHEASTERN EVANGELINE...ST. LANDRY...
AVOYELLES AND LAFAYETTE PARISHES...

AT 1020 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SOLID BAND OF MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN SAINT LANDRY PARISH...THROUGH LAFAYETTE
PARISH INTO IBERIA PARISH. THIS BAND WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 3
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL THROUGH 1 PM. FLASH FLOODING IS
OCCURRING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
LAFAYETTE...NEW IBERIA...OPELOUSAS...MORGAN CITY...CATAHOULA...
EUNICE...SCOTT...BREAUX BRIDGE...FRANKLIN...CARENCRO...
ST. MARTINVILLE...PATTERSON...MARKSVILLE...JEANERETTE...BERWICK...
BUNKIE...LEONVILLE...ARNAUDVILLE...MOREAUVILLE AND PALMETTO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

&&

LAT...LON 2949 9130 2952 9155 2975 9160 2982 9196
      2983 9196 2983 9194 3004 9195 3015 9227
      3026 9215 3047 9217 3049 9248 3057 9220
      3121 9223 3128 9201 3119 9168 3098 9182
      3050 9175 3011 9147 2982 9111 2963 9109

$$

RUA

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