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River Flood Warning 81, NWS Lake Charles, LA

October 8, 2020Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Oct 8, 2020, 10:34 AM CDT for Lafayette Parish, Saint Martin Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Oct 9, 2020, 7:20 PM CDT. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 8, 2020, 10:34 AM CDT (15:34 UTC)
In effect from: Oct 9, 2020, 7:20 PM CDT
Expired: Oct 11, 2020, 7:58 AM CDT
In force: 37 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street (VLSL1). The gauge peaked at 11.40 ft at Oct 9, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07386880, 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 Oct 7, 6:51 PM CDT, 15 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 6:51 PM CDT, 15 hours 43 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 4:31 PM CDT, 18 hours 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 7, 10:13 PM CDT	Hurricane Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	54 hr
Oct 7, 10:13 PM CDT	Storm Surge Warning	LCH	Cameron, Saint Martin	54 hr
Oct 7, 10:13 PM CDT	Tropical Storm Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	54 hr
Oct 8, 10:27 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Oct 8, 10:33 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	6 days
Oct 8, 10:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	21 days
Oct 8, 10:34 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	21 days
Oct 8, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	21 days
Oct 8, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	21 days
Oct 8, 10:36 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	21 days
Oct 8, 10:37 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen	21 days
Oct 8, 10:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	21 days
Oct 8, 10:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	72 hr
Oct 8, 10:38 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides	21 days
Oct 8, 1:54 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Beauregard	22 hr
Oct 8, 2:03 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	21 days
Oct 8, 2:35 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange	43 hr

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.