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River Flood Warning 68, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Apr 29, 2024, 2:48 PM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 1, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2024, 2:48 PM CDT (19:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 1, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2024, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at Sam Houston Jones State Park (LCRL1).
- Action stage
- 3 ft
- Minor stage
- 5 ft
- Moderate stage
- 8 ft
- Major stage
- 10 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, 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 29, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 1:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 29, 8:53 AM CDT, 5 hours 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
853 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0504 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 6 N Grand Lake 30.12N 93.27W
04/29/2024 Calcasieu LA NWS Employee
Trees down near St. John Elementary School
along Elliot Road.
&&
NRSSpecial weather statement, Apr 29, 9:01 AM CDT, 5 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
901 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
LAZ055-153-154-254-291445-
Lower St. Martin LA-Upper Iberia LA-Lower St. Mary LA-
Upper St. Mary LA-
901 AM CDT Mon Apr 29 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ST. MARY AND SOUTHEASTERN ST.
MARTIN PARISHES THROUGH 945 AM CDT...
At 901 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Franklin, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista,
Stephensville, Burns Point, Baldwin, Ellerslie, Patterson Memorial
Airport, Amelia, Bayou Geneve, Charenton, and Centerville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 2959 9116 2961 9118 2955 9124 2955 9128
2951 9127 2945 9130 2952 9136 2952 9142
2956 9142 2952 9155 2956 9153 2964 9156
2963 9166 2965 9163 2996 9154 2998 9126
2986 9120 2981 9109 2964 9111 2963 9108
TIME...MOT...LOC 1401Z 273DEG 8KT 2980 9146
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Calcasieu | 71 hr |
| Apr 28, 9:06 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 12:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Vernon | 32 min |
| Apr 29, 12:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Rapides, Vernon | 47 min |
| Apr 29, 12:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Vernon | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 1:32 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Rapides | 23 min |
| Apr 29, 1:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 38 min |
| Apr 29, 2:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Avoyelles, Rapides | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Vernon | 4 days |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Vernon | 3 days |
| Apr 29, 2:57 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 3:20 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Rapides, Vernon | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Beauregard, Calcasieu | 48 min |
| Apr 29, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Allen, Beauregard | 31 min |
| Apr 29, 3:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 65 min |
| Apr 29, 3:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 35 min |
| Apr 29, 4:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 4:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron | 24 min |
| Apr 29, 4:33 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 57 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 5 hr |
| Apr 29, 4:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis | 61 min |
| Apr 29, 4:55 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 65 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Avoyelles | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 5:21 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Acadia | 29 min |
| Apr 29, 5:36 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:00 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 60 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Apr 29, 6:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Lafayette | 33 min |
| Apr 29, 6:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 42 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Saint Martin | 27 min |
| Apr 29, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 67 min | |
| Apr 29, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 64 min |
| Apr 29, 7:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Vernon | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 7:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:06 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 54 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 53 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:24 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 66 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:27 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 63 min | |
| Apr 29, 8:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Iberia, Saint Martin, St. Mary | 30 min |
| Apr 29, 9:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | St. Mary | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 9:02 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 58 min | |
| Apr 29, 9:06 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Saint Martin | 4 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Allen, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry | 3 days |
| Apr 29, 9:15 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Beauregard | 5 days |
| Apr 29, 9:16 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Lafayette, Vermilion | 11 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:29 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | LCH | 61 min | |
| Apr 29, 9:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | LCH | Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis | 12 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:52 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion | 21 days |
| Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | LCH | Hardin, Jasper | 6 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:37 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 27 days |
| Apr 28, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 30 min |
| Apr 28, 11:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 11:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 11:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 8 hr |
| Apr 29, 1:59 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jasper | 31 days |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin, Jefferson | 26 days |
| Apr 29, 2:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | LCH | Hardin | 21 days |
| Apr 29, 5:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Apr 29, 5:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Apr 29, 5:37 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | LCH | Jefferson | 4 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.