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Flood Watch 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 25, 202210 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2056 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 00:00Z on 2022-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
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

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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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 24, 7:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHSaint Martin26 min
May 24, 11:01 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry35 hr
May 25, 5:05 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH55 min
May 25, 5:11 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH49 min
May 25, 5:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon49 min
May 25, 5:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHBeauregard, Calcasieu48 min
May 25, 5:57 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH46 min
May 25, 6:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAllen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon43 min
May 25, 6:30 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHCalcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis45 min
May 25, 6:41 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
May 25, 7:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion50 min
May 25, 7:52 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAcadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry23 min
May 25, 8:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin44 min
May 25, 8:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHAvoyelles52 min
May 25, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH75 min
May 25, 3:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler43 min
May 25, 4:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHHardin, Jasper, Tyler47 min
May 25, 4:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton34 min
May 25, 4:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange47 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.