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Flash Flood Warning 110, NWS Lake Charles, LA

August 3, 20244 parishes in Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Aug 3, 2024, 6:27 PM CDT for 4 parishes in Louisiana. It was in force for 4 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2024, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2024, 9:58 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Cameron Parish, LA, Jefferson Davis Parish, LA, Vermilion Parish, LA

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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 nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 288 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2235 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Slidell Radar S, LA at 12:00Z on 2024-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 12 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
2235 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flash 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 flash flood warning went out at Aug 3, 6:04 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 6:04 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 3, 1:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
148 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

LAZ027-028-031915-
Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
148 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RAPIDES AND
NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 215 PM CDT...

At 148 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Clifton, or 10 miles northwest of Hineston, moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hineston, Lacamp, Leander, Sieper, Clifton, Gardner, Otis, and Elmer.

This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 103 and 104.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3142 9271 3113 9262 3111 9293 3137 9293
      3137 9291 3139 9291 3139 9289 3140 9289
      3140 9288
TIME...MOT...LOC 1848Z 341DEG 11KT 3127 9285

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
246 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

LAZ027-032015-
Vernon LA-
246 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISH
THROUGH 315 PM CDT...

At 245 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hutton, or 10 miles northeast of Slagle, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Hutton, Lacamp, Leander, and Simpson.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3136 9299 3134 9298 3133 9293 3132 9293
      3132 9288 3129 9288 3129 9286 3115 9283
      3113 9283 3113 9311 3137 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 356DEG 16KT 3131 9299

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 2:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

LAZ027-032030-
Vernon LA-
252 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL VERNON PARISH
THROUGH 330 PM CDT...

At 252 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kurthwood, or 11 miles northeast of Anacoco, moving south at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Anacoco, Slagle, and Kurthwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 9311 3115 9336 3137 9332 3137 9310
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 347DEG 22KT 3139 9322

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:27 PM CDT, 3 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
327 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

LAZ027-TXZ260-032100-
Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-
327 PM CDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL VERNON PARISH IN
WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND NORTHERN NEWTON COUNTIES THROUGH 400 PM
CDT...

At 327 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Mayflower, or 11 miles west of Toledo Bend Dam, moving southeast at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor
         objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Toledo Bend Dam, Burkeville, Jamestown, Farrsville, Burr Ferry,
Mayflower, and Wiergate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3103 9339 3091 9386 3116 9388 3116 9382
      3118 9362 3118 9360 3117 9358 3119 9355
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 328DEG 22KT 3118 9375

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 1:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHRapides27 min
Aug 3, 2:02 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH58 min
Aug 3, 2:12 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryLCHAvoyelles, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, St. Mary29 hr
Aug 3, 2:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon29 min
Aug 3, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHVernon38 min
Aug 3, 3:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
Aug 3, 4:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHIberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary57 min
Aug 3, 5:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAllen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis55 min
Aug 3, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHAcadia, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion60 min
Aug 3, 5:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu40 min
Aug 3, 5:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHCalcasieu, Cameron65 min
Aug 3, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH57 min
Aug 3, 6:54 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH66 min
Aug 3, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningLCH64 min
Aug 3, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementLCHNewton33 min
Aug 3, 3:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLCHJasper62 min

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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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.