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River Flood Warning 84, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2019, 9:55 PM CDT for Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2019, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC)
- Expired
- May 13, 2019, 4:24 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:00 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 Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine (RPIL1). The gauge peaked at 17.68 ft at May 11, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08028000, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 8:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 24 hr |
| May 13, 6:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 24 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.