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River Flood Warning 110, NWS Lake Charles, LA

July 8, 2024Hardin County, Jasper County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jul 8, 2024, 4:56 PM CDT for Hardin County, Jasper County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 9, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 8, 2024, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 9, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jul 11, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 36 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Hardin County, TX, Jasper County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Neches River at Evadale (EVDT2). The gauge peaked at 16.93 ft at Jul 9, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08041000, 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 Jul 8, 4:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 4:28 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 8, 11:45 AM CDT, 5 hours 11 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1145 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 AM     Storm Surge      2 S Port Arthur         29.87N 93.93W
07/08/2024                   Jefferson          TX   C-Man Station

            2.73 MHHW.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 8, 12:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1220 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1116 AM     Flash Flood      2 SSE Beaumont          30.06N 94.12W
07/08/2024                   Jefferson          TX   Mesonet

            Stream gage reports water out of banks.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 8, 1:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
146 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0146 PM     Flash Flood      7 SW Central Gardens    29.92N 94.11W
07/08/2024                   Jefferson          TX   Mesonet

            Water level gage reports water is out of the
            banks on Berry Drive.

&&

Local storm report, Jul 8, 2:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
217 PM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0214 PM     Funnel Cloud     1 S Jasper              30.91N 94.00W
07/08/2024                   Jasper             TX   Law Enforcement

            Jasper Sheriff Office has observed a funnel
            moving through the city. They do not believe
            it is on the ground.

&&

MC

Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:43 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 8, 4:46 PM CDT, 10 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
Jul 7, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	32 min
Jul 7, 8:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	67 min
Jul 7, 10:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	50 min
Jul 8, 8:10 AM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		65 min
Jul 8, 1:08 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	22 min
Jul 8, 1:20 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		55 min
Jul 8, 1:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vernon	27 min
Jul 8, 3:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Vernon	31 min
Jul 8, 8:14 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	31 min
Jul 8, 9:13 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin	17 min
Jul 8, 9:20 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	13 min
Jul 8, 9:28 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange	17 min
Jul 8, 9:32 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin	13 min
Jul 8, 10:00 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	30 min
Jul 8, 10:04 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange	7 hr
Jul 8, 10:29 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	46 min
Jul 8, 10:36 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	24 min
Jul 8, 10:54 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin	9 min
Jul 8, 11:08 AM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	LCH	Jasper	19 min
Jul 8, 11:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange	21 days
Jul 8, 11:55 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	20 min
Jul 8, 12:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	17 min
Jul 8, 12:34 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	11 min
Jul 8, 12:36 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Tyler	24 min
Jul 8, 1:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	15 min
Jul 8, 1:12 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	33 min
Jul 8, 1:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper	20 min
Jul 8, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jefferson	15 min
Jul 8, 1:59 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	31 min
Jul 8, 2:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	3 hr
Jul 8, 2:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	18 min
Jul 8, 2:41 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	34 min
Jul 8, 3:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	32 min
Jul 8, 3:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Newton	30 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.