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River Flood Warning 84, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 12, 2019Vernon Parish, Louisiana

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.

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 12, 8:00 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHJasper, Orange24 hr
May 13, 6:35 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningLCHHardin24 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 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.