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Flood Watch 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flood watch at May 25, 2022, 2:49 AM CDT for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 25, 2022, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2022, 2:09 AM CDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allen Parish, LA, Avoyelles Parish, LA, Beauregard Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Lafayette Parish, LA, Rapides Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA, Saint Martin Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX, Newton County, TX, Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 317 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
- 2056 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 951 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at May 24, 11:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 3:09 PM CDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Lake Charles LA 309 PM CDT Tue May 24 2022 LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-252015- Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry- Calcasieu-Jefferson Davis-Acadia-Lafayette-Upper St. Martin- Vermilion-Iberia-St. Mary-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East Cameron- Tyler-Hardin-Jefferson-Orange-Northern Jasper-Northern Newton- Southern Jasper-Southern Newton- 309 PM CDT Tue May 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Isolated to scattered showers will continue into this evening, with most convection tapering off shortly after sunset. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A complex of strong to severe storms will move across the region Wednesday morning as a cold front approaches from the west. Strong to damaging winds, small hail and possibly a tornado or two are all possible. Periods of heavy rainfall are expected and a flash flooding threat may evolve in areas where storms begin training. Some convection lingers Wednesday night into early Thursday, before a return to dry weather through the remainder of the week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-252015- Sabine Lake-Calcasieu Lake-Vermilion Bay- Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA out 20 NM-Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA from 20 to 60 NM- 309 PM CDT Tue May 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Scattered to numerous rainshowers and storms are expected over coastal waters today as storms move northeast from southeast Texas. Southeast winds will develop and increase this morning. A Small Craft Exercise Caution is in effect. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Elevated winds and seas will continue through Thursday when a cold front pushes southeast through coastal waters. Several rounds of strong to severe storms are expected Wednesday as the front approaches and pushes through. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 26 min |
| May 24, 11:01 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 35 hr |
| May 25, 5:05 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 55 min | |
| May 25, 5:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 49 min | |
| May 25, 5:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Vernon | 49 min |
| May 25, 5:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 48 min |
| May 25, 5:57 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 46 min | |
| May 25, 6:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon | 43 min |
| May 25, 6:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 45 min |
| May 25, 6:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 64 min | |
| May 25, 7:10 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 50 min |
| May 25, 7:52 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry | 23 min |
| May 25, 8:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin | 44 min |
| May 25, 8:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 52 min |
| May 25, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 75 min | |
| May 25, 3:32 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 43 min |
| May 25, 4:13 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Tyler | 47 min |
| May 25, 4:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Newton | 34 min |
| May 25, 4:58 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.