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River Flood Warning 29, NWS Lake Charles, LA

February 24, 2025Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Texas

NWS Lake Charles, LA issued this river flood warning at Feb 24, 2025, 12:50 PM CST for Beauregard Parish, Vernon Parish, Louisiana; Newton County, Texas. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2025, 12:50 PM CST (18:50 UTC)
Expired
Feb 25, 2025, 3:42 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Lake Charles, LA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Beauregard Parish, LA, Vernon Parish, LA, Newton County, TX

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 Sabine River near Bon Wier (BWRT2). The gauge peaked at 30.30 ft at Feb 24, 2025, 5:00 AM CST.

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Action stage
30 ft
Minor stage
30 ft
Moderate stage
33 ft
Major stage
36 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 08028500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 12:50 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningLCHAcadia, Jefferson Davis, Vermilion4 days
Feb 24, 1:04 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryLCHAcadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and 10 more22 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Louisiana, 2025River Flood Warnings in Texas, 2025Every river flood warning in 2025

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.