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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jun 28, 2020, 9:58 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jun 28, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2020, 9:58 AM CDT (14:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2020, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at Saltwater Barrier (LCHL1).
- Action stage
- 4 ft
- Minor stage
- 4 ft
- Moderate stage
- 6 ft
- Major stage
- 8 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 28, 7:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 7:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:46 AM CDT, 5 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 446 AM CDT Sun Jun 28 2020 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-291000- Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron- Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 446 AM CDT Sun Jun 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this morning, and become more scattered through the afternoon before dissipating this evening. The main hazards from thunderstorms will be occasional cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds, and brief localized downpours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Daytime showers and storms will become more isolated through Thursday. Rain chances will increase from Friday into Saturday. The main hazards from thunderstorms will be occasional cloud to ground lightning, gusty winds, and brief localized downpours. Warmer daytime temperatures are expected Wednesday and Thursday. These temperatures, combined with high dewpoints, will produce heat index values between 100 and 105 degrees each afternoon. Individuals are encouraged to take precautions during outdoor activities. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-291000- Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM-Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 446 AM CDT Sun Jun 28 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 30 min |
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.