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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Lake Charles, LA

December 21, 2022Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Dec 21, 2022, 10:25 AM CST for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 22, 2022, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2022, 10:25 AM CST (16:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2022, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 29, 2022, 10:19 AM CST
In force
7 days
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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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 river

Written for the forecast point Sabine River at Deweyville (DWYT2). The gauge peaked at 24.59 ft at Dec 27, 2022, 1:00 AM CST.

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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning 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 river flood warning went out at Dec 21, 9:48 AM CST, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 9:48 AM CST, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 21, 4:41 AM CST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
441 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022

LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-221045-
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-
441 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022

...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THURSDAY TO 1 PM CST
FRIDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Louisiana, south
central Louisiana, southwest Louisiana, west central Louisiana and
southeast Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A frigid airmass will arrive in the area Thursday afternoon. Very
cold conditions with low wind chills and multiple nights of hard
freezes are expected. These conditions will be life threatening to those
exposed for more than a few minutes if inadequately clothed. In
addition to the bitter cold, strong gusty winds will occur Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Hard Freeze Watch.
   Wind Chill Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-221045-
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-
Coastal waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Intracoastal City to Cameron LA from 20 to 60 NM-
Coastal waters from Lower Atchafalaya River to Intracoastal City LA
from 20 to 60 NM-
441 AM CST Wed Dec 21 2022

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Gulf of Mexico and the
coastal lakes and bays of the Gulf of Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Small craft should exercise caution through early morning in the gulf
waters.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A strong cold front will move through the coastal waters late
Thursday afternoon. Gale conditions are anticipated Friday with wind
gusts of 35 to 45 knots. Winds will gradually decrease into the
weekend as high pressure builds in.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Watch.

.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
Dec 21, 3:52 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more55 hr
Dec 21, 2:02 PM CSTHard Freeze WarningLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more70 hr
Dec 21, 2:02 PM CSTWind AdvisoryLCHAllen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Cameron, Evangeline, Lafayette and 4 more49 hr
Dec 21, 2:18 PM CSTGale WarningLCH52 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.