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River Flood Warning 95, NWS Lake Charles, LA

May 31, 2024Vernon Parish, Louisiana

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at May 31, 2024, 8:37 PM CDT for Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It took effect at Jun 2, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 31, 2024, 8:37 PM CDT (01:37 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 2, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 3, 2024, 2:31 AM CDT
In force: 26 hr
Issued by: NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Vernon Parish, LA

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine (RPIL1). The gauge peaked at 15.43 ft at Jun 1, 2024, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 17 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 21 ft
Major stage: 24 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08028000, 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 31, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 31, 7:18 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 8:25 PM CDT, 12 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
Jun 1, 9:24 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	LCH	Acadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion	7 days
Jun 1, 1:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	33 min
Jun 1, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	27 min
Jun 1, 2:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Beauregard	28 min
Jun 1, 2:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Calcasieu	31 min
Jun 1, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	24 min
Jun 1, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Allen	31 min
Jun 1, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jefferson Davis	34 min
Jun 1, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Martin	28 min
Jun 1, 4:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Evangeline	29 min
Jun 1, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Landry, Saint Martin	39 min
Jun 1, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Allen, Evangeline, Rapides	28 min
Jun 1, 4:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Emergency	LCH	Saint Landry, Saint Martin	11 hr
Jun 1, 4:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin	57 min
Jun 1, 4:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Saint Landry	24 min
Jun 1, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Landry	34 min
Jun 1, 5:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Vernon	11 min
Jun 1, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles	25 min
Jun 1, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Avoyelles, Rapides	25 min
Jun 1, 5:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Saint Landry, Saint Martin	34 min
Jun 1, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Lafayette, Saint Martin	29 min
Jun 1, 1:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	37 min
Jun 1, 1:38 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson, Orange	4 hr
Jun 1, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Orange	30 min
Jun 1, 2:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	26 min
Jun 1, 2:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Hardin	30 min
Jun 1, 2:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	LCH	Jefferson	3 hr
Jun 1, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	LCH	Jasper	33 min
Jun 1, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	LCH	Jasper, Newton	32 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.