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River Flood Warning 114, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 8:05 PM CST | Gale Warning | LCH | 10 hr | |
| Dec 26, 8:05 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 33 hr | |
| Dec 27, 6:38 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 37 min |
| Dec 27, 7:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 7:11 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 7:37 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 19 min |
| Dec 27, 8:30 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 30 min |
| Dec 27, 8:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline, Rapides | 34 min |
| Dec 27, 8:41 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Evangeline | 22 min |
| Dec 27, 9:00 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | LCH | Cameron | 7 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 9:28 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 32 min |
| Dec 27, 9:36 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia and 6 more | 5 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:42 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 33 min |
| Dec 27, 9:55 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 9:57 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 10:14 AM CST | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 31 min |
| Dec 27, 10:21 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia | 2 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:03 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 11:22 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 12:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Vermilion | 113 min |
| Dec 27, 12:50 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 1:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 69 hr |
| Dec 27, 2:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 4 days |
| Dec 27, 2:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 4 days |
| Dec 27, 2:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen | 4 days |
| Dec 27, 2:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Saint Martin, St. Mary | 119 min |
| Dec 27, 3:23 PM CST | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 18 hr |
| Dec 27, 4:46 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | LCH | Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Dec 27, 6:13 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 47 min |
| Dec 27, 8:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange | 25 days |
| Dec 27, 8:36 AM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 18 days |
| Dec 27, 2:49 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 46 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.