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River Flood Warning 55, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 27, 2020Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Aug 27, 2020, 4:25 AM CDT for Saint Martin Parish, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Aug 27, 2020, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC)
Expired: Aug 27, 2020, 5:07 PM CDT
In force: 13 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

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

The river

Written for the forecast point Atchafalaya River at Morgan City (MCGL1).

Action stage: 4 ft
Minor stage: 6 ft
Moderate stage: 7 ft
Major stage: 12 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 Aug 27, 4:19 AM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 4:19 AM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 10:21 PM CDT, 6 hours 4 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
Issued by National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

LAZ027-028-030>032-TXZ180-201-259>262-280330-
Vernon-Rapides-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-Tyler-Hardin-
Northern Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, southwest
Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Hurricane Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Hurricane Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

LAZ053>055-280330-
Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for south central Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Storm Surge Warning.
   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Storm Surge Warning.
   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

LAZ041>043-052-073-074-TXZ215-216-280330-
Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Vermilion-West Cameron-East Cameron-
Jefferson-Orange-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...
...STORM SURGE WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Storm Surge Warning.
   Hurricane Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Storm Surge Warning.
   Hurricane Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

LAZ029-033-044-045-280330-
Avoyelles-St. Landry-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana and south
central Louisiana.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Flash Flood Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GMZ475-280330-
Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from
20 to 60 NM-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GMZ430-432-450-452-280330-
Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the
coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Hurricane Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Hurricane Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GMZ470-472-280330-
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-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hurricane Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

GMZ435-455-280330-
Vermilion Bay-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
out 20 NM-
1021 PM CDT Wed Aug 26 2020

...TORNADO WATCH 453 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the
coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Tornado Watch.
   Hurricane Watch.
   Tropical Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 27, 2:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
239 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0234 AM     HURRICANE        1 S LAKE CHARLES        30.20N 93.20W
08/27/2020                   CALCASIEU          LA   STORM CHASER

            DAMAGE TO SKYSCRAPER WINDOWS AND ROOFS IN
            DOWNTOWN LAKE CHARLES.

&&

BA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 2:42 AM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
242 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 AM     HURRICANE        3 ENE LAKE CHARLES      30.22N 93.15W
08/27/2020                   CALCASIEU          LA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            93 MPH WIND GUST AND SUSTAINED WINDS TO 76
            MPH MEASURED AT CHENAULT AIRPARK.

&&

BA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
303 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0225 AM     HURRICANE        6 SW VINTON             30.15N 93.66W
08/27/2020                   CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            87 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY TOOMYW UPR
            SITE.

&&

BA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 3:33 AM CDT, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
333 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0152 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHURCH POINT            30.40N 92.21W
08/27/2020                   ACADIA             LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            FLOOD WATERS STARTING TO ENTER HOMES IN
            CHURCH POINT.

&&

BA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 4:00 AM CDT, 25 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
400 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0353 AM     HURRICANE        6 WNW ALEXANDRIA        31.33N 92.56W
08/27/2020                   RAPIDES            LA   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            85 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT ALEXANDRIA
            INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

&&

BA

Local storm report, Aug 27, 4:17 AM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
417 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 AM     HURRICANE        3 ENE CALL              30.63N 93.83W
08/27/2020                   NEWTON             TX   MESONET

            76 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT KIRBYVILLE RAWS
            SITE.

&&

BA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 26, 8:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	35 min
Aug 26, 9:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron	35 min
Aug 26, 9:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	31 min
Aug 26, 9:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	35 min
Aug 26, 9:42 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	33 min
Aug 26, 10:07 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron	38 min
Aug 26, 10:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	33 min
Aug 26, 10:26 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Vermilion	34 min
Aug 26, 10:39 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Cameron	51 min
Aug 26, 10:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	30 min
Aug 26, 10:53 PM CDT	Extreme Wind Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and 1 more	2 hr
Aug 26, 11:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Vermilion	25 min
Aug 26, 11:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Vermilion	29 min
Aug 26, 11:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	32 min
Aug 26, 11:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 4 more	10 hr
Aug 26, 11:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, St. Mary, Vermilion	34 min
Aug 27, 12:02 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 2 more	43 min
Aug 27, 12:11 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion	34 min
Aug 27, 12:16 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	9 hr
Aug 27, 12:44 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis and 5 more	46 min
Aug 27, 12:54 AM CDT	Extreme Wind Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	2 hr
Aug 27, 1:42 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin	33 min
Aug 27, 2:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Vernon	8 hr
Aug 27, 2:25 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	35 min
Aug 27, 2:58 AM CDT	Extreme Wind Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon	2 hr
Aug 27, 4:00 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette and 3 more	6 hr
Aug 27, 4:18 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	27 min
Aug 27, 6:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	4 days
Aug 27, 9:12 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	6 hr
Aug 27, 9:43 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Rapides	12 days
Aug 27, 9:47 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	4 days
Aug 27, 9:54 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	10 hr
Aug 27, 9:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette and 3 more	3 hr
Aug 27, 9:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	5 days
Aug 27, 10:02 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	14 days
Aug 27, 10:04 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, Vernon	5 hr
Aug 27, 10:10 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more	3 hr
Aug 27, 10:36 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	39 min
Aug 27, 1:13 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		6 hr
Aug 27, 2:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	37 min
Aug 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Coastal Flood Advisory	LCH	Cameron	17 hr
Aug 27, 6:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 3 more	24 hr
Aug 27, 4:28 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Tyler	5 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2020 Every 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.