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River Flood Warning 17, NWS Lake Charles, LA
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.
- 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 7:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 12 days |
| Mar 5, 3:42 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 6 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.