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River Flood Warning 47, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2019, 12:34 PM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 13, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2019, 12:34 PM CDT (17:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Allen Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:38 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 Calcasieu River near Oakdale (OKDL1).
- Action stage
- 15 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 27 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013250, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:49 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 28 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.