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River Flood Warning 77, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 12, 2024Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 12, 2024, 10:45 AM CDT for Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It was in force for 16 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 12, 2024, 10:45 AM CDT (15:45 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2024, 9:57 AM CDT
In force: 16 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 15:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River at White Oak Park (CWOL1).

Action stage: 1.5 ft
Minor stage: 2 ft
Moderate stage: 4 ft
Major stage: 6 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 May 12, 6:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 12, 6:53 AM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 12, 9:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
925 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

LAZ027-TXZ259-260-121500-
Vernon LA-Northern Newton TX-Northern Jasper TX-
925 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN VERNON PARISH...
NORTHERN NEWTON AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 AM
CDT...

At 925 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pineland, or 14 miles northeast of Ebenezer, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Anacoco, Toledo Bend Dam, Hornbeck, and Browndell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3112 9331 3110 9404 3112 9405 3114 9403
      3116 9391 3118 9362 3117 9358 3119 9355
      3123 9354 3124 9356 3125 9354 3128 9353
      3128 9344 3135 9340 3136 9338
TIME...MOT...LOC 1425Z 262DEG 31KT 3119 9398

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Calhoun

Special weather statement, May 12, 9:48 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
948 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

LAZ027-028-121530-
Vernon LA-Rapides LA-
948 AM CDT Sun May 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN RAPIDES AND
NORTHEASTERN VERNON PARISHES THROUGH 1030 AM CDT...

At 948 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Slagle, moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Slagle, Sieper, Hutton, Clifton, Gardner, Otis, and Simpson.

This includes Interstate 49 near mile marker 105.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 9267 3115 9320 3127 9325 3135 9299
      3135 9295 3136 9295 3143 9273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1448Z 256DEG 31KT 3123 9310

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH

Calhoun/CK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 11:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	28 min
May 11, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	28 min
May 11, 11:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	28 min
May 12, 1:31 AM CDT	Flood Watch	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline and 8 more	44 hr
May 12, 9:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	42 min
May 12, 12:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard	52 min
May 12, 12:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	66 min
May 12, 12:59 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		61 min
May 12, 1:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron	62 min
May 12, 1:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Vernon	58 min
May 12, 1:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Beauregard	41 min
May 12, 1:51 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		54 min
May 12, 2:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	35 min
May 12, 2:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	35 min
May 12, 2:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	63 min
May 12, 2:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Evangeline, Rapides	22 min
May 12, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Allen, Beauregard	31 min
May 12, 2:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	31 min
May 12, 3:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis	43 min
May 12, 3:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Jefferson Davis	34 min
May 12, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Landry	58 min
May 12, 3:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Saint Landry	25 min
May 12, 4:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	35 min
May 12, 4:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Rapides, Vernon	51 min
May 12, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	35 min
May 12, 4:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Acadia	25 min
May 12, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides	51 min
May 12, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	32 min
May 12, 6:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Avoyelles, Saint Landry	37 min
May 12, 6:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Rapides	25 min
May 11, 8:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	34 min
May 11, 11:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	27 min
May 12, 9:25 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Sabine	35 min
May 12, 11:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Sabine	42 min
May 12, 11:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jefferson, Orange	63 min
May 12, 12:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	32 min
May 12, 4:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	28 min
May 12, 4:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	3 hr
May 12, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	33 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.