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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 17, 2021, 10:10 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 4 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2021, 10:10 AM CDT (15:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 2:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:14 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 10:45 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Lake Charles, LA | 171 AT HWY 90 FLOODED. |
| May 17, 11:22 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Lake Charles, LA | WATER ENTERING HOMES ON ERNEST STREET. |
| May 17, 11:38 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 1 Ssw Lake Charles, LA | WATER OVER ROADWAY ON PRIEN LAKE RD |
| May 17, 11:49 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | Se Moss Bluff, LA | 7.17 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED IN MOSS BLUFF |
| May 17, 11:49 AM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 7.17 | Se Moss Bluff, LA | 7.17 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED IN MOSS BLUFF |
| May 17, 12:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 S Lake Charles, LA | WATER CONTINUES TO ENTER HOMES. |
| May 17, 12:05 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 2 S Lake Charles, LA | STREET FLOODING NEAR BRENTWOOD ELEMENTARY OFF LA AVE. |
| May 17, 12:17 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 3 Sw Lake Charles, LA | STREAM GAUGE INDICATES WATER LEVEL IS OVER THE ROAD AND APPROACHING THE 100 YEAR RETURN PERIOD. |
| May 17, 12:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Sw Lake Charles, LA | PHOTO OF STREET FLOODING AND WATER BEGINNING TO ENTER OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN CHURCH. |
| May 17, 12:34 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 3 Sw Lake Charles, LA | REPORTS OF WATER IN HOMES OFF OF TIMBERLAWN DR. IN LAKE CHARLES |
| May 17, 1:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 S Lake Charles, LA | NUMEROUS VIDEOS OF CARS STALLED ACROSS THE AREA WITH WATER IN HOMES. |
| May 17, 1:46 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 0 | 1 Nnw Lake Charles, LA | CARS UNDER WATER ON BANK ST/5TH ST IN LAKE CHARLES |
| May 17, 1:47 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Lake Charles, LA | NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUILDINGS FLOODED IN LAKE CHARLES.STRANDED CARS |
| May 17, 2:00 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ese Lake Charles, LA | *** 1 FATAL *** A FATALITY OCCURRED ALONG EAST PRIEN LAKE ROAD FROM FLASH FLOODING. THE VICITIM WAS RECOVED ON 1/18 IN A CAR THAT WAS SWEPT INTO A DITCH. TIME IS UNKNOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 12 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 626 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 314 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 10.3
The text
As transmitted.
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WGUS54 KLCH 171510
FFWLCH
LAC019-171915-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0013.210517T1510Z-210517T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1010 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
* Until 215 PM CDT.
* At 1010 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Moss Bluff and Carlyss.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3030 9311 3016 9312 3015 9319 3015 9336
3015 9341 3024 9335 3031 9323
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 4 HOURS
$$
Brazzell1 follow-up statement
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WGUS74 KLCH 171541
FFSLCH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1041 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
LAC019-171915-
/O.CON.KLCH.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210517T1915Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Calcasieu LA-
1041 AM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 215 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL CALCASIEU PARISH...
At 1041 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain
have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lake Charles, Sulphur, Westlake, Moss Bluff and Carlyss.
Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the
warned area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3030 9311 3016 9312 3015 9319 3015 9336
3015 9341 3024 9335 3031 9323
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL...1-3 INCHES IN 4 HOURS
$$
BrazzellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 90 min | |
| May 17, 3:46 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 59 min | |
| May 17, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 89 min | |
| May 17, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 53 min |
| May 17, 4:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| May 17, 5:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 27 min |
| May 17, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Cameron | 59 min |
| May 17, 5:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 32 min |
| May 17, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| May 17, 6:32 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 58 min |
| May 17, 6:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| May 17, 7:54 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| May 17, 7:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| May 17, 8:45 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 30 min |
| May 17, 9:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| May 17, 9:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard | 41 min |
| May 17, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 25 min |
| May 17, 9:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 38 min |
| May 17, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| May 17, 10:03 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| May 17, 10:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 59 min |
| May 17, 10:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 30 min |
| May 17, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 61 min |
| May 17, 11:16 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 29 min |
| May 17, 11:18 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 17 min | |
| May 17, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more | 5 days |
| May 17, 11:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 23 min |
| May 17, 11:26 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 3 hr |
| May 17, 11:36 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 3 hr |
| May 17, 11:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 8 min |
| May 17, 11:51 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| May 17, 12:41 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 3 hr |
| May 17, 12:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| May 17, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 34 min |
| May 17, 1:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 17, 1:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 6 hr |
| May 17, 1:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 26 min |
| May 17, 2:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 26 min |
| May 17, 2:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 31 min |
| May 17, 2:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 3 hr |
| May 17, 2:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 33 min |
| May 17, 2:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 21 days |
| May 17, 2:35 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Jefferson Davis | 5 hr |
| May 17, 2:42 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| May 17, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 38 min |
| May 17, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 37 min |
| May 17, 2:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 33 min |
| May 17, 3:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 32 min |
| May 17, 3:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Allen, Jefferson Davis | 5 hr |
| May 17, 3:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis | 25 min |
| May 17, 3:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 16 min |
| May 17, 3:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 38 min |
| May 17, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 17, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia | 37 min |
| May 17, 4:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry | 33 min |
| May 17, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| May 17, 4:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Acadia, Saint Landry | 31 min |
| May 17, 5:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 48 min |
| May 17, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 29 min |
| May 17, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| May 17, 5:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 33 min |
| May 17, 6:01 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Vermilion | 6 hr |
| May 17, 6:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 7 hr |
| May 17, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 43 min |
| May 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| May 17, 6:40 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 35 min |
| May 17, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.