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River Flood Warning 159, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 21, 20194 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Oct 21, 2019, 11:19 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 21, 2019, 11:19 AM CDT (16:19 UTC)
Expired
Oct 21, 2019, 7:47 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Jefferson County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 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 Neches River at Saltwater Barrier (NSBT2).

Action stage
3.4 ft
Minor stage
4 ft
Moderate stage
6 ft
Major stage
8 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08041780, 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
Oct 21, 3:30 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH10 hr
Oct 21, 7:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon41 min
Oct 21, 7:21 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH54 min
Oct 21, 8:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH49 min
Oct 21, 8:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu42 min
Oct 21, 8:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu27 min
Oct 21, 8:59 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH46 min
Oct 21, 9:42 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH63 min
Oct 21, 2:53 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH32 hr
Oct 21, 6:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper47 min
Oct 21, 6:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper, Newton, Tyler62 min
Oct 21, 6:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper41 min
Oct 21, 6:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin, Jasper51 min
Oct 21, 6:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler38 min
Oct 21, 7:54 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHOrange51 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2019Every river flood warning in 2019

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.