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River Flood Warning 202, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jun 3, 2021, 8:53 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2021, 8:53 PM CDT (01:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at White Oak Park (CWOL1).
- Action stage
- 1.5 ft
- Minor stage
- 2 ft
- Moderate stage
- 4 ft
- Major stage
- 6 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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.
694
WGUS44 KLCH 040153
FLWLCH
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
853 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021
...The National Weather Service in Lake Charles LA has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Louisiana...
Calcasieu River NEAR White Oak Park
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
LAC019-041800-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FL.W.0202.210604T0153Z-210604T1800Z/
/CWOL1.1.ER.210603T2215Z.000000T0000Z.210604T1200Z.NO/
853 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the Calcasieu River NEAR White Oak Park.
* From this evening to Friday afternoon.
* At 7:35 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 2.1 feet.
* Flood stage is 2.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending
at 7:35 PM CDT Thursday was 2.4 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 2.1 feet
just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage
tomorrow morning.
* Impact...At 2.0 feet, Minor flooding of Goos Ferry Road will occur.
&&
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun
Calcasieu River
White Oak Park 2.0 2.1 Thu 7 pm CDT 1.8 1.6 1.4
&&
LAT...LON 3038 9314 3031 9303 3025 9308 3019 9321
3030 9329
$$
MKCThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 10:05 AM CDT | Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette, Saint Landry and 1 more | 57 hr |
| Jun 4, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 30 min |
| Jun 4, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 59 min | |
| Jun 4, 5:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 27 min |
| Jun 4, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 47 min | |
| Jun 4, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Cameron | 26 min |
| Jun 4, 6:55 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 20 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.