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Flash Flood Watch 6, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 2, 20187 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Sep 2, 2018, 4:40 AM CDT for 7 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Sep 2, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 51 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 2, 2018, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 2, 2018, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 4, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT
In force
51 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
None

Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.