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Flash Flood Warning 71, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 28, 2017, 9:37 AM CDT for 7 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 13 hr. 1 report 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 28, 2017, 9:37 AM CDT (14:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2017, 10:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Iberia Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 N Abbeville, LA | BROADCAST MEDIA VIDEO SHOWS FLASH FLOODING NEARLY INTO SEVERAL HOMES ALONG HWY 167 AND SAND PIT RD. |
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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 169 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 610 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 499 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted.
534
WGUS54 KLCH 281437
FFWLCH
LAC001-045-055-097-099-101-113-281930-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0071.170828T1437Z-170828T1930Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
937 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
Eastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Southern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 230 PM CDT
* At 933 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area. Up to three inches of rain have fallen across the
area this morning with additional two to six inches of rain
possible through this afternoon. Areas of flooding are expected to
increase this morning and afternoon.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Abbeville, Eunice, Scott, Breaux
Bridge, Rayne, Franklin, Carencro, St. Martinville, Jeanerette,
Kaplan, Church Point, Leonville, Arnaudville, Forked Island, Avery
Island, Broussard and Youngsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2973 9146 2976 9162 2974 9166 2977 9187
2980 9185 2978 9183 2982 9182 2984 9188
2981 9192 2983 9197 2979 9198 2978 9204
2982 9245 3005 9240 3016 9228 3048 9247
3057 9221 3042 9185
$$2 follow-up statements
781
WGUS54 KLCH 281926
FFWLCH
LAC001-045-055-097-099-101-113-282130-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-170828T2130Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
226 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
Eastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Southern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 430 PM CDT
* At 221 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain has diminished
temporarily across the region, however heavy rains this morning
produced three to seven inches of rain has fallen the past six
hours. Additional heavy rains are possible this afternoon and an
additional two to five inches of rain is possible. Flash flooding
is already occurring.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Abbeville, Eunice, Scott, Breaux
Bridge, Rayne, Franklin, Carencro, St. Martinville, Jeanerette,
Kaplan, Church Point, Leonville, Arnaudville, Forked Island, Avery
Island, Broussard and Youngsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
Residents living along streams, creeks and poor drainage areas
should take immediate precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 2973 9146 2976 9162 2974 9166 2977 9187
2980 9185 2978 9183 2982 9182 2984 9188
2981 9192 2983 9197 2979 9198 2978 9204
2982 9245 3005 9240 3016 9228 3048 9247
3057 9221 3042 9185
$$499
WGUS54 KLCH 282126
FFWLCH
LAC001-045-055-097-099-101-113-290330-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0071.000000T0000Z-170829T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
426 PM CDT MON AUG 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...
Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Mary Parish in south central Louisiana...
Eastern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana...
Southern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...
* Until 1030 PM CDT Monday
* At 423 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
warned area has diminished. However flash flooding is already
continuing with several roads flooded across the area and some
homes flooded in Vermilion Parish.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Lafayette, New Iberia, Opelousas, Abbeville, Eunice, Scott, Breaux
Bridge, Rayne, Franklin, Carencro, St. Martinville, Jeanerette,
Kaplan, Church Point, Leonville, Arnaudville, Forked Island, Avery
Island, Broussard and Youngsville.
Additional rainfall amounts of one to four inches are possible in
the warned area this afternoon and evening with additional showers
and thunderstorms expected to develop.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 2973 9146 2976 9162 2974 9166 2977 9187
2980 9185 2978 9183 2982 9182 2984 9188
2981 9192 2983 9197 2979 9198 2978 9204
2982 9245 3005 9240 3016 9228 3048 9247
3057 9221 3042 9185
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 43 min | |
| Aug 27, 7:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Aug 27, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Aug 27, 7:41 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 49 min | |
| Aug 27, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Aug 27, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 7 days |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Rapides | 12 days |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 11 days |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 8 days |
| Aug 27, 8:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 9 days |
| Aug 27, 8:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 55 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Aug 27, 9:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Aug 27, 10:06 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Aug 27, 10:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 11 days |
| Aug 27, 10:44 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Aug 27, 11:03 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Aug 27, 11:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 32 min | |
| Aug 27, 11:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 27 min |
| Aug 27, 11:50 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 55 min | |
| Aug 27, 11:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 8 hr |
| Aug 28, 12:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 26 min |
| Aug 28, 12:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 23 min | |
| Aug 28, 12:44 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 2 hr | |
| Aug 28, 12:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Aug 28, 12:52 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Aug 28, 12:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vermilion | 50 min |
| Aug 28, 1:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 65 min |
| Aug 28, 1:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 89 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 67 min | |
| Aug 28, 2:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 39 min |
| Aug 28, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 50 min | |
| Aug 28, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 4:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Aug 28, 4:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 67 min | |
| Aug 28, 5:00 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 9 hr |
| Aug 28, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 115 min | |
| Aug 28, 5:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 6:19 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 116 min | |
| Aug 28, 6:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 37 min |
| Aug 28, 7:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia | 5 hr |
| Aug 28, 7:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 47 min |
| Aug 28, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 38 min |
| Aug 28, 7:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 11 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:14 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Jefferson Davis, Vernon | 11 hr |
| Aug 28, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 33 min |
| Aug 28, 8:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron, Vermilion | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 8:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen | 29 min |
| Aug 28, 8:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Iberia, St. Mary | 35 min |
| Aug 28, 9:00 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 17 min |
| Aug 28, 9:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Aug 28, 9:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 10 days |
| Aug 28, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:20 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Watch | LCH | Cameron | 6 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:20 AM CDT | Tropical Storm Warning | LCH | Cameron, Saint Martin | 58 hr |
| Aug 28, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 5 days |
| Aug 28, 10:31 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 7 days |
| Aug 28, 10:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Aug 28, 11:28 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 62 min | |
| Aug 28, 11:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 12:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 12:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Martin | 36 min |
| Aug 28, 12:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Aug 28, 12:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Martin, St. Mary | 32 min |
| Aug 28, 1:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 13 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 28 min |
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 16 min | |
| Aug 28, 1:21 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 24 min | |
| Aug 28, 2:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 8 days |
| Aug 28, 2:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 11 days |
| Aug 28, 2:26 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 13 days |
| Aug 28, 3:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 3 days |
| Aug 28, 4:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jefferson Davis | 65 min |
| Aug 28, 4:15 PM CDT | Storm Surge Watch | LCH | Cameron | 51 hr |
| Aug 28, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| Aug 28, 4:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 20 min | |
| Aug 28, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 30 min |
| Aug 28, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 43 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.