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River Flood Warning 63, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 1, 2023, 6:38 PM CST for Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Feb 3, 2023, 4:40 AM CST. It was in force for 57 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2023, 6:38 PM CST (00:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2023, 4:40 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2023, 1:30 PM CST
- In force
- 57 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Vernon Parish, LA
The radar
The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:42 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 Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine (RPIL1).
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 17 ft
- Moderate stage
- 21 ft
- Major stage
- 24 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08028000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 3:20 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | LCH | 45 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.