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River Flood Warning 169, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 10, 2021Acadia Parish, Evangeline Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 10, 2021, 9:59 PM CDT for Acadia Parish, Evangeline Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 10, 2021, 11:37 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 10, 2021, 9:59 PM CDT (02:59 UTC)
In effect from: May 10, 2021, 11:37 PM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice (BDCL1). The gauge peaked at 17.88 ft at May 12, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08010000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

643 
WGUS44 KLCH 110259
FLWLCH

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
959 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a 
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...

  Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.


LAC001-039-097-120145-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FL.W.0169.210511T0437Z-210512T0143Z/
/BDCL1.1.ER.210511T0437Z.210511T1200Z.210511T1942Z.UU/
959 PM CDT Mon May 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Bayou Des Cannes Near Eunice.
* Until Tuesday evening.
* At 9:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late 
  this evening to a crest of 16.3 feet tomorrow morning. It will 
  then fall below flood stage early tomorrow afternoon.
* Impact...At 16.0 feet, Minor flooding begins along the bayou with 
  a few structures right along the bayou threatened.

&&


                Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     
Location        Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Tue   Wed   Thu          

Bayou Des Cannes
Eunice          16.0  15.8  Mon 9 pm CDT 15.5  11.9  7.7          





&&

LAT...LON 3057 9240 3056 9235 3019 9256 3022 9260
      3045 9257

$$

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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
May 11, 3:20 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more	34 hr
May 11, 6:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	16 min
May 11, 6:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	31 min
May 11, 6:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	25 min
May 11, 6:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Rapides, Vernon	18 min
May 11, 7:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	43 min
May 11, 7:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	23 min
May 11, 7:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry	16 min
May 11, 8:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette	41 min
May 11, 8:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	33 min
May 11, 8:52 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	3 hr
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen, Evangeline	25 hr
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	4 days
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	33 days
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	18 days
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	21 days
May 11, 10:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	4 days
May 11, 6:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	47 min
May 11, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary	33 min

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.