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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Lake Charles, LA

January 25, 2024Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Jan 25, 2024, 1:36 PM CST for Jasper County, Tyler County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 25, 2024, 4:07 PM CST. It was in force for 43 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 25, 2024, 1:36 PM CST (19:36 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2024, 4:07 PM CST
Expired: Jan 27, 2024, 11:36 AM CST
In force: 43 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Moderate

Counties Jasper County, TX, Tyler County, TX

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Neches River near Town Bluff (TBFT2). The gauge peaked at 66.95 ft at Jan 25, 2024, 9:00 PM CST.

Action stage: 64 ft
Minor stage: 68 ft
Moderate stage: 72 ft
Major stage: 82.5 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08040600, 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 Jan 25, 11:30 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 11:30 AM CST, 2 hours 6 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 25, 8:14 AM CST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 8:17 AM CST, 5 hours 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 8:35 AM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 12:56 PM CST, 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 1:06 PM CST, 30 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 25, 1:33 PM CST, 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
Jan 24, 9:45 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary	10 hr
Jan 24, 10:09 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	3 hr
Jan 25, 4:10 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		50 min
Jan 25, 4:30 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Jan 25, 4:42 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	33 min
Jan 25, 4:50 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	3 hr
Jan 25, 5:00 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron	30 min
Jan 25, 5:11 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		64 min
Jan 25, 5:15 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	30 min
Jan 25, 5:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	32 min
Jan 25, 5:44 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	31 min
Jan 25, 5:58 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis	32 min
Jan 25, 6:00 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		60 min
Jan 25, 6:11 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	34 min
Jan 25, 6:24 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Avoyelles	51 min
Jan 25, 6:28 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	47 min
Jan 25, 6:44 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin, Vermilion	46 min
Jan 25, 6:52 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
Jan 25, 7:12 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	18 min
Jan 25, 7:21 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia, Saint Martin, Vermilion	39 min
Jan 25, 7:46 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		59 min
Jan 25, 7:56 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	6 hr
Jan 25, 8:00 AM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	8 hr
Jan 25, 8:14 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	St. Mary	46 min
Jan 25, 8:31 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		59 min
Jan 25, 9:37 AM CST	Special Marine Warning	LCH		23 min
Jan 25, 3:55 PM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	47 days
Jan 24, 9:09 PM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	9 hr
Jan 25, 1:07 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	23 min
Jan 25, 1:15 AM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	16 min
Jan 25, 3:59 AM CST	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	46 min
Jan 25, 4:06 AM CST	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	3 hr
Jan 25, 6:41 AM CST	River Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson	21 days
Jan 25, 7:14 AM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange	6 hr
Jan 25, 1:17 PM CST	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson	55 hr
Jan 25, 1:48 PM CST	River Flood Watch	LCH	Hardin, Jasper	20 hr

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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.