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River Flood Warning 114, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 27, 2018Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2018, 8:36 AM CST for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 27, 2018, 8:36 AM CST (14:36 UTC)
Expired
Dec 27, 2018, 8:40 PM CST
In force
12 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 14:35 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 river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at Saltwater Barrier (LCHL1).

Action stage
4 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

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, 4:14 PM CST, 16 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 4:14 PM CST, 16 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 26, 3:06 PM CST, 17 hours 30 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
306 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-
272115-
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-
306 PM 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...This Afternoon and Tonight

Wind Advisory in effect for the I-10 corridor south to the coast.
Coastal Flood Advisory for Cameron and Jefferson coasts.
Marginal Risk of excessive rainfall that may lead to flash
flooding for southeast Texas.
Marginal risk of severe storms producing damaging winds and
possibly a few tornadoes west of a Lake Charles to Leesville line.
Slight risk of severe storms producing damaging winds and
possibly a few tornadoes west of a Beaumont to Toledo Bend line.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Wind Advisory in effect for the I-10 corridor south to the coast
on Thursday morning.
Coastal Flood Advisory for Cameron and Jefferson coasts on
Thursday morning.
Slight Risk of excessive rainfall that may lead to flash flooding
east of an Opelousas to Cameron line on Thursday and Thursday
night.
Marginal Risk of excessive rainfall that may lead to flash
flooding west of an Opelousas to Cameron line on Thursday.
Slight risk of severe storms producing damaging winds and
possibly a few tornadoes for the entire area on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-272115-
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-
306 PM CST Wed Dec 26 2018

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Small Craft Advisory for the entire area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Small Craft Advisory for the entire area Thursday morning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 8:05 PM CSTGale WarningLCH10 hr
Dec 26, 8:05 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH33 hr
Dec 27, 6:38 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHRapides, Vernon37 min
Dec 27, 7:11 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHVernon34 min
Dec 27, 7:11 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu34 min
Dec 27, 7:37 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHCalcasieu19 min
Dec 27, 8:30 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis30 min
Dec 27, 8:41 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline, Rapides34 min
Dec 27, 8:41 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAllen, Evangeline22 min
Dec 27, 9:00 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryLCHCameron7 hr
Dec 27, 9:14 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides31 min
Dec 27, 9:28 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAvoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry32 min
Dec 27, 9:36 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia and 6 more5 hr
Dec 27, 9:42 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion33 min
Dec 27, 9:55 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis3 hr
Dec 27, 9:57 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAvoyelles, Rapides3 hr
Dec 27, 10:14 AM CSTTornado WarningLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Vermilion31 min
Dec 27, 10:21 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia2 hr
Dec 27, 11:03 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHSaint Landry3 hr
Dec 27, 11:22 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion3 hr
Dec 27, 12:07 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHVermilion113 min
Dec 27, 12:50 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin3 hr
Dec 27, 1:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Vermilion69 hr
Dec 27, 2:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry4 days
Dec 27, 2:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard4 days
Dec 27, 2:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen4 days
Dec 27, 2:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHSaint Martin, St. Mary119 min
Dec 27, 3:23 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin18 hr
Dec 27, 4:46 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more3 hr
Dec 27, 6:13 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin, Jasper, Newton47 min
Dec 27, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange25 days
Dec 27, 8:36 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHJefferson, Orange18 days
Dec 27, 2:49 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHJasper, Tyler46 hr

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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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.