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Flash Flood Warning 20, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at May 17, 2021, 2:19 PM CDT for Hardin County, Jasper County, Newton County, Texas; Allen Parish, Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2021, 2:19 PM CDT (19:19 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 62 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.
884
WGUS54 KLCH 171919
FFWLCH
LAC003-011-019-TXC199-241-351-172230-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0020.210517T1919Z-210517T2230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
219 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 530 PM CDT.
* At 219 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 10 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...
Lumberton, Silsbee, Fields, Deweyville, De Quincy, Singer, Buna,
Ragley, Evadale, Dry Creek, Bancroft, Old Salem, Lunita, Devils
Pocket, Bivens, Wrights Settlement, Oretta, Longville and Caney
Head.
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 3050 9430 3052 9407 3055 9408 3068 9346
3065 9320 3071 9306 3061 9298 3044 9316
3036 9339 3029 9384 3026 9421
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
$$
Brazzell1 follow-up statement
938
WGUS54 KLCH 172208
FFWLCH
LAC003-011-019-TXC199-241-351-180000-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0020.000000T0000Z-210518T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
508 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
West Central Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Southern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northwestern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana...
Northeastern Hardin County in southeastern Texas...
Southeastern Jasper County in southeastern Texas...
Southwestern Newton County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicates that the heaviest rainfall
has ended and water will continue to recede. Between 6 and 11
inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Doppler radar.
IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other
drainage and low lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lumberton, Silsbee, Fields, Deweyville, De Quincy, Singer, Buna,
Ragley, Evadale, Dry Creek, Bancroft, Old Salem, Lunita, Devils
Pocket, Bivens, Wrights Settlement, Oretta, Longville and Caney
Head.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.
&&
LAT...LON 3050 9430 3052 9407 3055 9408 3068 9346
3065 9320 3071 9306 3061 9298 3044 9316
3036 9339 3029 9384 3026 9421
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
BrazzellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 61 min |
| May 17, 3:56 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Orange | 49 min |
| May 17, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 53 min |
| May 17, 5:28 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Newton | 32 min |
| May 17, 9:34 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:40 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 5 hr |
| May 17, 9:54 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Newton | 72 hr |
| May 17, 10:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 32 days |
| May 17, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 5 days |
| May 17, 11:52 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 9 hr |
| May 17, 12:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jefferson, Orange | 28 days |
| May 17, 2:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson, Orange | 7 hr |
| May 17, 2:24 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 3 hr |
| May 17, 3:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jefferson, Orange | 14 days |
| May 17, 5:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Orange | 7 days |
| May 17, 6:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 3 hr |
| 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, 4:39 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, 9:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 38 min |
| 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, 10:10 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 4 hr |
| 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, 11:22 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, 2:27 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 |
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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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.