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Flood Watch 2, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 29, 202310 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flood watch at Jan 29, 2023, 2:43 AM CST for 10 parishes in Louisiana; 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2023, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2023, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2023, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2023, 12:00 AM CST
In force
15 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 08:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jan 28, 5:25 PM CST, 9 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 5:25 PM CST, 9 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 29, 5:16 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningLCH59 min
Jan 29, 2:13 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHLafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin53 hr
Jan 29, 3:35 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryLCH23 hr
Jan 29, 9:54 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementLCHJefferson36 min

Nearby

Flood Watches in Louisiana, 2023Flood Watches in Texas, 2023Every flood watch in 2023

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.