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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Lake Charles, LA

March 5, 2020Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Mar 5, 2020, 10:47 AM CST for Iberia Parish, Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Mar 5, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2020, 10:47 AM CST (16:47 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 6, 2020, 6:00 PM CST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Iberia Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, St. Mary Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Atchafalaya River above Butte La Rose (BLRL1). The gauge peaked at 19.83 ft at Mar 4, 2020, 7:00 PM CST.

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Action stage
17 ft
Minor stage
20 ft
Moderate stage
25 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07381515, 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
Mar 4, 7:10 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu12 days
Mar 5, 3:42 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryLCH6 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2020Every river flood warning in 2020

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.