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Flash Flood Warning 61, NWS Lake Charles, LA

September 28, 2021Iberia Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Sep 28, 2021, 9:43 AM CDT for Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 2 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
Sep 28, 2021, 9:43 AM CDT (14:43 UTC)
Expired
Sep 28, 2021, 12:07 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Iberia Parish, LA

The nearest sounding before it

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 922 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 12:00Z on 2021-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -95 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
922 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-97 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-95 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-188 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.3
Supercell composite
-3.3

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The text

As transmitted.

806 
WGUS54 KLCH 281443
FFWLCH
LAC045-281745-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0061.210928T1443Z-210928T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
943 AM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana...

* Until 1245 PM CDT.

* At 943 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  New Iberia, Jeanerette, Avery Island, Loreauville, Lydia and Lake 
  Fausse Pointe.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 2988 9193 3009 9178 3009 9176 3010 9177
      3011 9176 3011 9169 3011 9168 3011 9167
      3005 9161 3003 9160 3003 9159 2986 9170
      2981 9175

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$
1 follow-up statement
560 
WGUS74 KLCH 281707
FFSLCH

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1207 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

LAC045-281717-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FF.W.0061.000000T0000Z-210928T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Iberia LA-
1207 PM CDT Tue Sep 28 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN IBERIA PARISH...

Flood waters have receded. The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no 
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining 
road closures.

LAT...LON 2988 9193 3009 9178 3009 9176 3010 9177
      3011 9176 3011 9169 3011 9168 3011 9167
      3005 9161 3003 9160 3003 9159 2986 9170
      2981 9175

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 6:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon61 min
Sep 28, 6:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHVernon3 hr
Sep 28, 8:41 AM CDTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon5 hr
Sep 28, 9:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu5 hr
Sep 28, 10:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis4 hr
Sep 28, 10:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu26 min
Sep 28, 12:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry3 hr
Sep 28, 12:41 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHCalcasieu14 days
Sep 28, 2:11 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHRapides43 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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.