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River Flood Warning 126, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2019, 11:04 AM CDT for Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jul 13, 2019, 9:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2019, 11:04 AM CDT (16:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 13, 2019, 9:37 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2019, 11:04 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Moderate
Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street (VLSL1). The gauge peaked at 12.89 ft at Jul 14, 2019, 8:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 10 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 16 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07386880, 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 8:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Landry | 39 min |
| Jul 11, 8:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 29 min |
| Jul 11, 10:07 PM CDT | Storm Surge Warning | LCH | 60 hr | |
| Jul 12, 11:04 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 12:31 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 4 days |
| Jul 12, 10:28 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 9 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.