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Flash Flood Watch 8, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 11, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 11, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 71 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 11, 2016, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 11, 2016, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2016, 3:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 71 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 2689 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
194 WGUS64 KLCH 112001 FFALCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 301 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED... .LOW PRESSURE ADVANCING SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-120300- /O.NEW.KLCH.FF.A.0008.160811T2100Z-160814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 301 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES...EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA...ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. THIS AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE HIGHER RAINFALL TOTALS FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
11 follow-up statements
824 WGUS64 KLCH 120238 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 938 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE ADVANCING SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-121100- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 938 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA. LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE PONDING OF WATERS IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 24
237 WGUS64 KLCH 120904 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 404 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL SLOWLY WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH VERY RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-122200- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 404 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA. LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE PONDING OF WATERS IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
250 WGUS64 KLCH 121552 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1052 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH VERY RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-130000- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 1052 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE PONDING OF WATERS IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 13
615 WGUS64 KLCH 122350 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 650 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS LOUISIANA THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH VERY RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-131300- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 650 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE PONDING OF WATERS IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
534 WGUS64 KLCH 130140 FFALCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 840 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WILL MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS LOUISIANA THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH VERY RICH TROPICAL MOISTURE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD AND POTENTIALLY FLOODING RAINS. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-131300- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 840 PM CDT FRI AUG 12 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE IN PLACE ACROSS THE AREA WITH BRING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY AS LOW PRESSURE ADVANCES SLOWLY WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALIZED HIGHER TOTALS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE PONDING OF WATERS IN LOW LYING AND POORLY DRAINED AREAS AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
764 WGUS64 KLCH 131150 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 650 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST ACROSS LOUISIANA TODAY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DANGEROUS FLASH FLOODING TODAY. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-132100- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 650 AM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA TODAY. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COMBINED WITH THE RAIN THAT FELL YESTERDAY WILL RESULT IN MORE FLASH FLOODING. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
868 WGUS64 KLCH 132039 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 339 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES WEST ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF FLOODING RAINS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-140500- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160814T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 339 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 13
481 WGUS64 KLCH 132340 FFALCH URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 640 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES WEST ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLOW MOVING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF FLOODING RAINS THROUGH TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-141300- /O.EXB.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160815T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON- SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWN BLUFF...FRED...HILLISTER... IVANHOE...SPURGER...WARREN...WOODVILLE...LUMBERTON...SILSBEE... BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS...SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE...VIDOR... BRIDGE CITY...HOLLY SPRINGS...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MT. UNION...ROGANVILLE...BURKEVILLE... FARRSVILLE...JAMESTOWN...NEWTON...WIERGATE...BLEAKWOOD...CALL... GIST...BUNA...EVADALE...DEWEYVILLE 640 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-141300- /O.EXT.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160815T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH 640 PM CDT SAT AUG 13 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AVOYELLES... EVANGELINE...RAPIDES AND ST. LANDRY. IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...IBERIA...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...ST. MARY AND UPPER ST. MARTIN. IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...ACADIA... ALLEN...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...JEFFERSON DAVIS...VERMILION AND WEST CAMERON. IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...VERNON. * THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
278 WGUS64 KLCH 140939 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 439 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SLOW MOVING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF FLOODING RAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 142200- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160815T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...TOWN BLUFF...FRED... HILLISTER...IVANHOE...SPURGER...WARREN...WOODVILLE...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS...SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...HOLLY SPRINGS...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MT. UNION...ROGANVILLE...BURKEVILLE... FARRSVILLE...JAMESTOWN...NEWTON...WIERGATE...BLEAKWOOD...CALL... GIST...BUNA...EVADALE...DEWEYVILLE 439 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES... BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA... JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER... SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$
079 WGUS64 KLCH 141535 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1035 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO THE NORTH TODAY. THE RISK OF ORGANIZED HEAVY RAINS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS DECREASING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER CELLS CAPABLE OF HIGH RAINFALL RATES WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH CELL TRAINING POSING THE GREATEST RISK OF ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG AND WEST OF A LAKE CHARLES TO ALEXANDRIA LINE. LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 150000- /O.CON.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160815T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...TOWN BLUFF...FRED... HILLISTER...IVANHOE...SPURGER...WARREN...WOODVILLE...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS...SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...HOLLY SPRINGS...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MT. UNION...ROGANVILLE...BURKEVILLE... FARRSVILLE...JAMESTOWN...NEWTON...WIERGATE...BLEAKWOOD...CALL... GIST...BUNA...EVADALE...DEWEYVILLE 1035 AM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN LOUISIANA...ACADIA...ALLEN...AVOYELLES... BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...EVANGELINE...IBERIA... JEFFERSON DAVIS...LAFAYETTE...LOWER ST. MARTIN...RAPIDES...ST. LANDRY...ST. MARY...UPPER ST. MARTIN...VERMILION...VERNON AND WEST CAMERON. IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS...HARDIN...JEFFERSON... NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER... SOUTHERN NEWTON AND TYLER. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA TODAY. AMOUNTS OF GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS INCLUDE DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING AS WELL AS ELEVATED LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ 13
367 WGUS64 KLCH 142022 FFALCH FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 322 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 142130- /O.CAN.KLCH.FF.A.0008.000000T0000Z-160815T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT POLK...PICKERING...LEESVILLE... SLAGLE...ALEXANDRIA...PINEVILLE...EFFIE...MARKSVILLE...BUNKIE... COTTONPORT...SIMMESPORT...MANSURA...BUNDICK LAKE...DE RIDDER... FIELDS...ORETTA...OAKDALE...KINDER...VILLE PLATTE...BEAVER... ST. LANDRY...MAMOU...REDDELL...LAWTELL...OPELOUSAS...EUNICE... LAKE CHARLES...SULPHUR...HATHAWAY...JENNINGS...TOPSY...ROANOKE... WELSH...LAKE ARTHUR...CROWLEY...RAYNE...BRANCH...CHURCH POINT... RICHARD...LAFAYETTE...BREAUX BRIDGE...CADE...ST. MARTINVILLE... ABBEVILLE...INTRACOASTAL CITY...MEAUX...FORKED ISLAND...KAPLAN... NEW IBERIA...MORGAN CITY...BURNS POINT...CENTERVILLE...FRANKLIN... PATTERSON...BERWICK...BAYOU VISTA...STEPHENSVILLE...HACKBERRY... JOHNSON BAYOU...GRAND LAKE...KLONDIKE...CAMERON...CREOLE... GRAND CHENIER...RUTHERFORD BEACH...TOWN BLUFF...FRED... HILLISTER...IVANHOE...SPURGER...WARREN...WOODVILLE...LUMBERTON... SILSBEE...BEAUMONT...SABINE PASS...SEA RIM STATE PARK...ORANGE... VIDOR...BRIDGE CITY...HOLLY SPRINGS...JASPER...KIRBYVILLE... MAGNOLIA SPRINGS...MT. UNION...ROGANVILLE...BURKEVILLE... FARRSVILLE...JAMESTOWN...NEWTON...WIERGATE...BLEAKWOOD...CALL... GIST...BUNA...EVADALE...DEWEYVILLE 322 PM CDT SUN AUG 14 2016 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A VERY MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE. HOWEVER...THE RISK OF ORGANIZED AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED. $$ 13
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood watch 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 flash flood watch went out at Aug 11, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 11, 1:01 PM CDT, 2 hours before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 101 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 .DISCUSSION... For the 08/11/16 1800 UTC TAF package. && .AVIATION... VFR generally prevailing across the area early this afternoon with early morning convection over SC LA having largely decayed. Additional convection has developed farther inland near a convergent boundary stretching from near KPOE to KBTR. This activity is generally moving S/SE. Although the airmass near the Acadiana terminals has been somewhat stabilized by the morning convection, this area nonetheless has the greatest probability of additional activity later this afternoon. Held onto late afternoon/early evening TEMPO groups at KLFT and KBPT, while only mentioning VCTS/VCSH elsewhere. Have shown all convection coming to an end by early evening, though it is quite likely at least some activity will persist after dark, especially near the Acadiana terminals. 13 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 1138 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016/ DISCUSSION...Westward edging trof/low now positioned near the lower Mississippi and Alabama border. Radar indicating earlier and considerable lower Acadiana shower and thunderstorm activity has mostly dissipated. Seeing some convective development further north along outflow from earlier Acadia thunderstorms, as well as an outflow generated from convection along and just east of the Atchafalaya basin. Expecting a general weakening of these storms upon moving into Acadiana where atmosphere is well worked over with CAPEs trending sharply downward. Will continue to monitor closely. Morning LCH sounding now up to an impressive 2.55 inches precipitable water. LIX up to 2.68 inches. These numbers are over 3 standard deviations above the norm and will be sticking around for a few days. A flash flood watch will be issued for much of the area this afternoon. Current forecast looks good and no update coming. 23 PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 645 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016/ DISCUSSION... For the 12Z TAF issuance. AVIATION... The main convection is expected to remain near the coast this morning. Added VCSH to ARA/LFT/LCH Tafs beginning 14Z-15Z as the airmass is quite moist and just a bit of heating will get the ball rolling. Mostly VFR is expected this morning across the area. However .this afternoon...showers and thunderstorms will become more numerous as abundant moisture is tapped. Looks like a good day for outflows as well to stir up the wind field. Added Tempo group to account for MVFR visible and/or ceilings. Also added some gusty winds possible with the stronger storms. Expect much of the activity to die off after 00Z. PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 355 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016/ DISCUSSION... Water vapor imagery shows our pesky mid/upper-level low spinning just off the sern LA coastline this morning...while sfc analysis shows the associated low-level feature slightly off to the north over srn MS. Yet again this morning local 88Ds show convection lining up along a convergence boundary just off the coast... generally from Marsh Island ewd. A cluster of showers/storms briefly developed and drifted swd across the Atchafalaya Basin earlier...but have since dissipated. Across the remainder of the forecast area, a cloudy but warm early morning continues. Not many changes were made to the inherited grids/zones this morning with high rain chances lingering over the next several days. Medium-range models continue to show the low to our east drifting wwd into the weekend. Combo of this feature with ridiculous Gulf moisture already present over the region...00Z KLCH sounding showed a PWAT value exceeding 2.4 inches /approximately 133 percent of normal/ and a mean RH of 75 percent... and some early daytime heating with low convective temps should lead to widespread convection especially over the ern 1/3 of the area with closer proximity to the low. In addition the short-range high-res models are in agreement with a scenario similar to the past couple of days where convection gets going to our east before drifting swwd into the ern zones this afternoon. As we move into the weekend this trend looks to remain static as the low drifts ever so slowly our way. Highest POPs eventually shift wwd across the forecast area as we move through the Saturday time frame. Locally-generated QPFs as well as WPC guidance show average rainfall amounts over the next 3 or so days running from around 2 inches over the Golden Triangle area to 4 or 5 inches over the Atchafalaya Basin. Given the slow movement of this system as well as the potentially efficient rain processes accompanying it...may have to look at a Flash Flood Watch at some point in the near future. Severe weather is not expected to accompany any of the storms next day or so...although some gusty winds and frequent lightning will be possible. Early next week the sfc low is progged to weaken and open into a more trof-like feature to our west/north...while a weak shortwave crossing the cntl CONUS looks to tap into additional Pacific moisture. All in all healthy POPs will remain in the forecast through the out periods...maybe at some point down the road we can start to see some ridging/drying aloft to shut off all the rain. Temps today will remain rather warm across the wrn portions of the area. Forecast heat index values will push and perhaps briefly touch the advisory criteria...however the very short duration has led me to not hoist a heat advisory ATTM. Max temps/apparent temps will be on the decline into the weekend thanks to all the precip and cloud cover over the area. MARINE... Some elevated winds are possible on the coastal waters next day or so with high pressure over the cntl Gulf and the sfc low approaching from the east...however no flags are anticipated on the waters ATTM. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... AEX 91 76 89 74 / 50 40 80 70 LCH 92 79 91 77 / 60 40 70 50 LFT 89 78 87 77 / 70 60 80 60 BPT 94 79 94 78 / 60 30 50 30 && .LCH Watches/Warnings/Advisories... LA...None. TX...None. GM...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 11, 6:01 AM CDT, 9 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 601 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262- 121115- VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY- CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN- VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN-WEST CAMERON- EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE-NORTHERN JASPER- NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 601 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT APPROACHES THE REGION. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREATS, ALTHOUGH GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 108 ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE LIMITED DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED EACH DAY AS THE LOW GRADUALLY MOVES PAST THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-121115- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 601 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS AND WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 25
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