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River Flood Warning 224, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 28, 2021Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 28, 2021, 9:56 AM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 30, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 28, 2021, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 30, 2021, 4:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 28, 2021, 8:38 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Calcasieu Parish, LA, Newton County, TX, Orange County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Sabine River at Deweyville (DWYT2). The gauge peaked at 23.01 ft at Jul 27, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT.

actionminormoderate22242607/2807/2907/30
Action stage
23 ft
Minor stage
24 ft
Moderate stage
26 ft
Major stage
28 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08030500, 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.

383 
WGUS44 KLCH 281456
FLWLCH

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
956 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

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

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

LAC011-019-TXC351-361-290300-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FL.W.0224.210730T2100Z-000000T0000Z/
/DWYT2.1.DR.210730T2100Z.210802T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
956 AM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Flood Warning for
  the Sabine River Near Deweyville.
* From Friday afternoon until further notice.
* At 8:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 21.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Friday 
  afternoon and continue rising to 24.4 feet early Monday morning. 
  Additional rises are possible thereafter.
* Impact...At 24.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding will occur.

&&


            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 am CDT)     
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat          

Sabine River
Deweyville  24.0  21.8  Wed 8 am CDT 22.3  23.7  24.3         





&&

LAT...LON 3057 9363 3011 9364 3011 9378 3031 9381
      3062 9378

$$

Mogged
1 follow-up statement
663 
WGUS84 KLCH 290138
FLSLCH

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
838 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in 
Louisiana...Texas...

  Sabine River Near Deweyville

LAC011-019-TXC351-361-290245-
/O.CAN.KLCH.FL.W.0224.210730T2100Z-210729T0138Z/
/DWYT2.1.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
838 PM CDT Wed Jul 28 2021

...The Flood Warning for the Sabine River Near Deweyville has been 
cancelled...

The Flood Warning is cancelled for
  the Sabine River Near Deweyville.
* At 7:45 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 22.0 feet.
* Flood stage is 24.0 feet.
* Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 23.9 feet 
  early Friday afternoon.

&&


            Fld   Observed           Forecasts (7 pm CDT)     
Location    Stg   Stg   Day/Time     Thu   Fri   Sat          

Sabine River
Deweyville  24.0  22.0  Wed 7 pm CDT 23.1  23.9  23.5         





&&

LAT...LON 3057 9363 3011 9364 3011 9378 3031 9381
      3062 9378

$$

SLD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 3:31 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more15 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.