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River Flood Warning 83, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 14, 2023, 6:23 AM CDT for Beauregard Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Orange County, Texas. It took effect at May 16, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 14, 2023, 6:23 AM CDT (11:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 4, 2023, 6:23 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 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 11:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 24.57 ft at May 23, 2023, 6:00 AM CDT.
- 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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 10:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 33 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.