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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Lake Charles, LA
NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this flash flood warning at Apr 21, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT for Tyler County, Texas. It was in force for 4 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2025, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 21, 2025, 8:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Lake Charles, LA
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Tyler County, TX
The radar
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 6:20 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Warren, TX | Several roads closed due to flooding across the area including: 1943 East and West, CR 4475, FM 1013 @ CR 4478 Water on road but passible - CR 4470, CR 1450. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 131 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 830 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted.
399
WGUS54 KLCH 210900
FFWLCH
TXC457-211200-
/O.NEW.KLCH.FF.W.0013.250421T0900Z-250421T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
400 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 400 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 4 and 7 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 3 to 4 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Warren, Ivanhoe and Hillister.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
&&
LAT...LON 3053 9450 3053 9451 3053 9454 3066 9457
3076 9433 3063 9422
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...3-4 INCHES IN 1 HOUR
$$
242 follow-up statements
595
WGUS54 KLCH 211133
FFWLCH
TXC457-211300-
/O.EXT.KLCH.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250421T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
633 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Tyler County in southeastern Texas...
* Until 800 AM CDT.
* At 633 AM CDT, Between 6 and 8 inches of rain have fallen across
the warned area. While thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall has
diminished, flooding impacts will continue, and additional
rainfall will be possible this morning. Flash flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Warren, Ivanhoe and Hillister.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
&&
LAT...LON 3053 9450 3053 9451 3053 9454 3066 9457
3076 9433 3063 9422
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
24563
WGUS74 KLCH 211253
FFSLCH
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
753 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025
TXC457-211303-
/O.EXP.KLCH.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250421T1300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Tyler TX-
753 AM CDT Mon Apr 21 2025
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR
SOUTHWESTERN TYLER COUNTY...
Water levels have begun to recede, and the storms with heavy
rainfall are now occurring to the south of the warned area. Please
continue to heed any road closures.
&&
LAT...LON 3053 9450 3053 9451 3053 9454 3066 9457
3076 9433 3063 9422
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Lake Charles, LA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | LCH | Jasper, Tyler | 18 min |
| Apr 21, 3:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | LCH | Jasper | 36 min |
| Apr 21, 3:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 50 min |
| Apr 21, 3:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | LCH | Jasper, Newton | 28 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.