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River Flood Warning 76, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 5, 2024Acadia Parish, Evangeline Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 5, 2024, 8:48 AM CDT for Acadia Parish, Evangeline Parish, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 5, 2024, 8:48 AM CDT (13:48 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2024, 2:54 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Acadia Parish, LA, Evangeline Parish, LA, Saint Landry Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Bayou Des Cannes near Eunice (BDCL1). The gauge peaked at 16.24 ft at May 5, 2024, 12:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 14 ft
Minor stage: 16 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 21 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08010000, 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 May 5, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 5, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 5, 2:58 AM CDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
258 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

TXZ201-261-050830-
Hardin TX-Southern Jasper TX-
258 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN HARDIN AND SOUTH
CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 330 AM CDT...

At 258 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Kountze, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Lumberton, Silsbee, Kountze, Evadale, Weiss Bluff, and Honey Island.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3024 9444 3045 9445 3052 9404 3025 9399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0758Z 260DEG 26KT 3034 9438

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

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Special weather statement, May 5, 3:29 AM CDT, 5 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
329 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

TXZ201-261-515-516-050900-
Hardin TX-Northern Orange TX-Southern Jasper TX-Upper Jefferson TX-
329 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...
SOUTHEASTERN HARDIN...NORTHWESTERN ORANGE AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER
COUNTIES THROUGH 400 AM CDT...

At 329 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bevil Oaks, or 7 miles southwest of Lumberton, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Beaumont, Lumberton, Silsbee, Evadale, Bevil Oaks, Pine Forest,
Lakeview, Weiss Bluff, and Gist.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3049 9407 3030 9390 3027 9390 3006 9429
      3020 9441
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 232DEG 29KT 3018 9429

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Jones

Special weather statement, May 5, 7:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 5, 7:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 5, 8:46 AM CDT, 2 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
May 5, 8:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	44 min
May 5, 8:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	33 min
May 5, 9:29 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Vernon	27 min
May 5, 2:00 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	5 hr
May 4, 9:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson	31 min
May 5, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	33 min
May 5, 12:33 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	16 min
May 5, 1:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	33 min
May 5, 2:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Tyler	29 min
May 5, 2:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	27 min
May 5, 2:25 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Tyler	3 hr
May 5, 2:27 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin	33 min
May 5, 2:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	27 min
May 5, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	32 min
May 5, 3:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	31 min
May 5, 3:47 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	3 hr
May 5, 5:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	6 hr
May 5, 7:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	28 min
May 5, 7:17 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	4 hr
May 5, 7:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton, Tyler	33 min
May 5, 8:39 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	4 hr
May 5, 10:00 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Orange	24 hr
May 5, 11:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	23 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.