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River Flood Warning 127, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 12, 2019Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 12, 2019, 12:31 PM CDT for Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jul 15, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 12, 2019, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 15, 2019, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 16, 2019, 7:57 PM CDT
In force: 37 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose (BLRL1). The gauge peaked at 19.77 ft at Jul 13, 2019, 11:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 20 ft
Moderate stage: 25 ft
Major stage: 28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07381515, 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, 11:04 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	21 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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.