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River Flood Warning 120, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 30, 2018

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 30, 2018, 2:24 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2018, 2:24 PM CST (20:24 UTC)
Expired
Dec 28, 2018, 2:10 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Oberlin (OBCL1).

Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
15 ft
Major stage
19 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 29, 8:00 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH16 hr
Dec 30, 1:00 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCH61 hr
Dec 30, 10:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAllen33 hr
Dec 30, 10:19 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion11 days

Nearby

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