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River Flood Warning 110, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 26, 2018Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 26, 2018, 9:38 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 26, 2018, 9:38 AM CST (15:38 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 27, 2018, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 28, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Calcasieu Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Dec 26, 6:10 AM CST, 3 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 6:10 AM CST, 3 hours 28 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 4:34 AM CST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
434 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
271045-
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-
434 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

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
Isolated showers in the afternoon hours today with showers and
thunderstorms late this afternoon into tonight as the region will
open up allowing for gulf moisture to race north into Oklahoma
and Arkansas. Thunderstorms will increase in strength and coverage
through the early morning hours on Thursday. There is some
potential that a few storms may become severe with the main threat
from winds and this looks to be from the Lakes Region of
southeast Texas into central Louisiana. Also some threat from
flooding as heavier storms continue to move across the region.

Winds will be brisk during the afternoon into the evening hours
mainly south of the I-10 corridor.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Showers and isolated thunderstorms on tap tomorrow. Rains ending
on Friday only to return over the weekend. The chances for rains
will continue into the middle of next week before we start seeing
some drying becoming established.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-271045-
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-
434 AM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight
A Small Craft Advisory has been posted for the coastal waters of
southeast Texas and southern Louisiana. Winds will increase
through the day into the overnight hours with some gusts above
gale force at times. Seas nearshore five to eight feet and
offshore six to 12 feet.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday
Winds are expected to back down late Thursday into Friday with
seas falling. Winds and seas will again to pickup late into the
weekend as still another front begins to effect the region.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 25, 9:35 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		34 hr
Dec 26, 9:38 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides	17 days
Dec 26, 1:09 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	4 days
Dec 26, 2:08 PM CST	Wind Advisory	LCH	Cameron, Lafayette, Saint Martin	22 hr
Dec 26, 2:17 PM CST	Coastal Flood Advisory	LCH	Cameron	18 hr
Dec 26, 1:15 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper	27 days

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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.