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River Flood Warning 85, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 13, 2024Allen Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 13, 2024, 10:35 AM CDT for Allen Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at May 15, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 19 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 13, 2024, 10:35 AM CDT (15:35 UTC)
In effect from: May 15, 2024, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 3, 2024, 10:35 AM CDT
In force: 19 days
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Allen Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Calcasieu River near Oakdale (OKDL1). The gauge peaked at 16.84 ft at May 15, 2024, 9:00 AM CDT.

Action stage: 15 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 27 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08013250, 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 13, 7:35 AM CDT, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 13, 7:35 AM CDT, 3 hours before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 13, 5:00 AM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 5:27 AM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 5:29 AM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 6:02 AM CDT, 4 hours 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 13, 6:32 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 13, 10:18 AM CDT, 17 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 12, 9:45 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Allen	13 hr
May 12, 9:45 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Vernon	6 days
May 13, 4:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Vernon	29 min
May 13, 5:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	30 min
May 13, 5:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	33 min
May 13, 5:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	LaSalle	16 min
May 13, 6:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	28 min
May 13, 6:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	13 min
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	21 days
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen	21 days
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard	7 days
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	21 days
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Evangeline, Saint Landry	47 hr
May 13, 10:35 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Jefferson Davis	21 days
May 13, 2:36 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Vernon	22 hr
May 13, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	32 min
May 13, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	29 min
May 13, 3:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	61 min
May 13, 3:49 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		56 min
May 13, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron	54 min
May 13, 3:54 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Beauregard, Calcasieu	5 hr
May 13, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Cameron, Jefferson Davis	7 min
May 13, 4:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu	37 min
May 13, 4:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	61 min
May 13, 4:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Evangeline	56 min
May 13, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	54 min
May 13, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		53 min
May 13, 4:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	26 min
May 13, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	64 min
May 13, 4:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis	34 min
May 13, 5:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline	5 hr
May 13, 5:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis	34 min
May 13, 5:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Vermilion	42 min
May 13, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Cameron, Vermilion	67 min
May 13, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		63 min
May 13, 5:31 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis	13 min
May 13, 5:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Evangeline, Rapides, Saint Landry	5 hr
May 13, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion	44 min
May 13, 5:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Acadia, Avoyelles, Evangeline, Saint Landry	43 min
May 13, 6:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Acadia, Lafayette, Saint Martin	24 min
May 13, 6:23 PM CDT	Special Marine Warning	LCH		97 min
May 13, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin	35 min
May 13, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	LCH	Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Martin	64 min
May 13, 6:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Iberia, Lafayette, Saint Landry, Saint Martin, Vermilion	3 hr
May 13, 6:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Martin	15 min
May 13, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia	27 min
May 13, 6:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Saint Martin	20 min
May 13, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Iberia, St. Mary	47 min
May 13, 2:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	27 min
May 13, 2:32 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Tyler	28 min
May 13, 2:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	32 min
May 13, 3:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper, Newton	32 min
May 13, 3:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	31 min
May 13, 4:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Newton	30 min
May 13, 9:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	LCH	Newton	72 hr
May 13, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	26 min
May 13, 2:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin	5 hr
May 13, 2:36 PM CDT	River Flood Watch	LCH	Hardin	21 hr
May 13, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	28 min
May 13, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	32 min
May 13, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Newton	5 hr
May 13, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Hardin, Jasper, Orange	42 min
May 13, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson	57 min
May 13, 3:54 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	10 min
May 13, 4:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jasper, Tyler	3 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.