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River Flood Warning 43, NWS Lake Charles, LA

June 28, 2020Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon30 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.