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River Flood Warning 142, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 30, 2019Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 30, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jul 31, 2019, 6:33 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 30, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT (23:30 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 31, 2019, 6:33 AM CDT
Expired: Aug 3, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Allen Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Whisky Chitto Creek near Mittie (MTTL1). The gauge peaked at 13.54 ft at Jul 31, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08014500, 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 Jul 30, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 30, 4:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 30, 4:25 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 1:46 PM CDT, 4 hours 44 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
146 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2019

LAZ030-TXZ180-259>262-301945-
Beauregard LA-Southern Newton TX-Northern Newton TX-
Northern Jasper TX-Southern Jasper TX-Tyler TX-
146 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN BEAUREGARD PARISH...
SOUTHEASTERN TYLER...CENTRAL NEWTON AND EAST CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES
UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Newton, moving south at 20 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Kirbyville, Call, Bon Weir, Trout Creek, Old Salem, Mt.
Union, Jamestown, Roganville, Bancroft, Stringtown, Magnolia Springs
and Bleakwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3055 9418 3098 9382 3092 9355 3091 9356
      3090 9355 3089 9357 3088 9357 3087 9356
      3088 9355 3088 9354 3087 9350 3044 9373
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 016DEG 17KT 3082 9378

K. Kuyper

Local storm report, Jul 30, 2:33 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
233 PM CDT TUE JUL 30 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1006 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.46W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGERS/LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ALEXANDRIA REPORTED
            CLOSURES OR PARTIAL CLOSURES OF 31 ROADS IN ALEXANDRIA.

1100 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.47W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
            NEAR THE 3700 BLOCK OF JACKSON ST EXTENSION.

1155 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.29N 92.00W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
            NEAR MAGNOLIA TRACE IN ALEXANDRIA.

1157 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BALL                    31.42N 92.41W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SEVERAL AREAS OF STREET
            FLOODING IN THE BALL AREA.

1255 PM     FLASH FLOOD      TIOGA                   31.43N 92.41W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SEVERAL AREAS OF STREET
            FLOODING IN THE TIOGA AREA

1255 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.27N 92.47W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING ON
            PRESCOTT ROAD IN ALEXANDRIA.

1256 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.25N 92.45W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
            NEAR MARTIN PARK IN ALEXANDRIA.

0106 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.27N 92.47W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING ON
            LINDA STREET IN ALEXANDRIA

0114 PM     FLASH FLOOD      PINEVILLE               31.33N 92.42W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING
            PINEVILLE NEAR BULHOW

0127 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.30N 92.48W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ON TEXAS
            AVENUE IN ALEXANDRIA.

0130 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ELIZABETH               30.87N 92.79W
07/30/2019                   ALLEN              LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED STREET FLOODING IN ELIZABETH.

0135 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ALEXANDRIA              31.30N 92.51W
07/30/2019                   RAPIDES            LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES REVEALED FLOODING ON BALL LANE IN
            ALEXANDRIA.

0142 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BUNKIE                  30.95N 92.19W
07/30/2019                   AVOYELLES          LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES SHOWED PICTURES AND VIDEO OF FLOODING
            IN BUNKIE.

&&

RMEGNIA

Special weather statement, Jul 30, 2:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 30, 3:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 30, 6:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Avoyelles	3 hr
Jul 30, 7:34 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles	3 hr
Jul 30, 8:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	43 min
Jul 30, 9:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	58 min
Jul 30, 9:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	2 hr
Jul 30, 9:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	58 min
Jul 30, 10:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Rapides	46 min
Jul 30, 10:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides	26 min
Jul 30, 10:41 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon	2 hr
Jul 30, 10:43 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Allen	32 min
Jul 30, 11:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Evangeline, Rapides	58 min
Jul 30, 11:32 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	58 min
Jul 30, 12:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	57 min
Jul 30, 12:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	10 days
Jul 30, 12:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry, Vernon	2 hr
Jul 30, 2:01 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	LCH	Calcasieu	119 min
Jul 30, 2:45 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry and 1 more	3 hr
Jul 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen	3 days
Jul 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	4 days
Jul 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	21 days
Jul 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Jul 30, 6:30 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	21 days
Jul 30, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	59 min
Jul 30, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton	52 min
Jul 30, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	56 min

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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.