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River Flood Warning 79, NWS Lake Charles, LA

April 15, 2023Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 15, 2023, 9:37 AM CDT for Lafayette Parish, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 15, 2023, 9:37 AM CDT (14:37 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 15, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Apr 16, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 24 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Lafayette Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The river

Written for the forecast point Vermilion River at Lafayette - Surrey Street (VLSL1). The gauge peaked at 10.07 ft at Apr 14, 2023, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 10 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 14 ft
Major stage: 16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 07386880, 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 Apr 15, 6:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 6:35 AM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 4:51 AM CDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 15, 6:39 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 7:38 AM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 8:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:02 AM CDT, 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:07 AM CDT, 30 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 15, 9:34 AM CDT, 3 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 15, 7:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	52 min
Apr 15, 8:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	31 min
Apr 15, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon	9 min
Apr 15, 9:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Cameron, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette and 1 more	28 min
Apr 15, 9:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	23 min
Apr 15, 9:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	24 min
Apr 15, 9:34 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	26 min
Apr 15, 9:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	34 min
Apr 15, 9:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron	32 min
Apr 15, 9:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Evangeline, Saint Landry	30 min
Apr 15, 9:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	15 min
Apr 15, 10:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	29 min
Apr 15, 10:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	32 min
Apr 15, 10:15 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vermilion	30 min
Apr 15, 10:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	19 min
Apr 15, 10:44 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		31 min
Apr 15, 10:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Lafayette	26 min
Apr 15, 11:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	30 min
Apr 15, 11:14 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		31 min
Apr 15, 2:37 PM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	LCH		25 hr
Apr 15, 6:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	51 min
Apr 15, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	61 min
Apr 15, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	58 min
Apr 15, 5:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin	57 min
Apr 15, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange	48 min
Apr 15, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Tyler	46 min
Apr 15, 6:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	26 min
Apr 15, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	37 min
Apr 15, 6:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	31 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 gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.