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Flash Flood Watch 9, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 23, 2019Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood watch at Aug 23, 2019, 3:52 PM CDT for Cameron Parish, Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Aug 24, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 23, 2019, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 24, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Aug 26, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Flood severity
None

Counties Cameron Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 11:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler2 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.