River Flood Warning 27, NWS Lake Charles, LA

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1258 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE, FIRE WEATHER...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for coastal portions of
  Southeast Texas, Southwest and south central Louisiana and the
  adjacent coastal waters.

- A Flood Watch remains in effect for all of southeast Texas and
  Southwest Louisiana through Thursday evening.

- A Coastal Flood Warning is in effect until Thursday morning.
  Surges of up to 4 feet are expected.

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.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through next Monday)
Issued at 1037 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for coastal portions of
southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana in response to NHC
designating Potential Tropical Cyclone 1. The center of the
disturbance remains over land near the Mexico/Texas border at this
hour, but is expected to move into the northwestern gulf tonight
into Wednesday where it will have the potential to undergo some
slight strengthening before moving back inland along the upper
Texas or southwest Louisiana coast Wednesday night into Thursday
morning.

The overall expected impacts to our region remain largely
unchanged. The biggest threat and impact remains the potential for
flooding rainfall resulting from the combination of a stationary
frontal boundary presently draped across the region and the
moisture from the potential tropical cyclone. Several flash flood
warnings have already been issued this morning for portions of
southeast Texas and central Louisiana and expect this trend to
continue through the day and again Wednesday. QPF totals have
eased back slightly from this time yesterday with maximum forecast
values now closer to 10-12 inches compared to the nearly 20 being
advertised yesterday. Even so, a few areas will have the
potential to see 15+ inches through the event.

In addition to the flash flooding threat, gusty winds of up to 40
MPH will produce coastal flooding and storm surge of up to 4 feet
across coastal Southeast Texas, southwest and south central
Louisiana.

SPC has maintained areas roughly along and south of the I-10
corridor in a marginal risk of severe weather both today and
Wednesday and nearly all of Louisiana Thursday. This will be
almost exclusively for the risk of tropical cyclone spin up
tornadoes.

The potential tropical cyclone will move inland Thursday morning
before lifting off to the northeast taking the deepest of the
tropical moisture with it. PoPs and QPF have both come down on
Friday in response to this although scattered storms will still
develop with the potential to produce heavy rain over a very soggy
region. By the weekend, PoPs revert to more typical diurnally
driven afternoon convection. Temperatures will climb back into the
lower 90s this weekend into early next week.

Jones

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.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1037 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across the region this
afternoon in response to a stationary frontal boundary and
moisture from the potential tropical cyclone centered over the
northern Mexico/southern Texas coasts. These storms will be
capable of producing intermittent periods of visibility reducing
heavy rainfall. Away from storms, light southerly winds and VFR
ceilings will prevail. Storms will gradually wane through the
evening, but are expected to redevelop early Wednesday morning.
Storms will persist through the day Wednesday as potential
tropical cyclone one approaches across the western gulf. Despite
this, southerly winds are expected to remain between 10-15 knots
with gusts to 20 knots.

Jones

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.MARINE...
Issued at 1037 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the coastal waters and
coastal lakes and bays of southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
A potential tropical cyclone will move across the northwestern
gulf Wednesday into Wednesday night. Sustained winds of 35 knots
with gusts up to 40 knots will be possible which will push seas to
8 to 12 feet Wednesday and Wednesday night. Winds and seas will
begin to fall Thursday and Friday but will remain in the 20-25
knot and 6-8 foot range respectively. Winds and seas will fall
further by the weekend.

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.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1037 AM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue across the
region through Thursday in response to the approach of potential
tropical cyclone 1. Away from storms, southerly winds of 10-15 MPH
will prevail. Daily precipitation chances will trend closer to
climatological normals (40-50%) by this weekend.

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.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...Tropical Storm Watch for LAZ073-074-252>254.

     Flood Watch through Thursday morning for LAZ027>033-044-045-055-
     073-074-141>143-152>154-241>243-252>254.

     Coastal Flood Warning from 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for LAZ073-
     074-252>254.

TX...Tropical Storm Watch for TXZ615.

     Flood Watch through Thursday morning for TXZ180-201-259>262-515-
     516-615-616.

     Coastal Flood Warning from 1 AM to 7 PM CDT Wednesday for TXZ615.

GM...Tropical Storm Watch for GMZ430-432-435-436-450-452-455-470-472-
     475.

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PUBLIC/FIRE/MARINE...66
AVIATION...66

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1231 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1230 PM     Flash Flood      4 WNW Glenmora          31.00N 92.64W
06/16/2026                   Rapides            LA   Broadcast Media

            Several areas of water covering HWY113.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
1238 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1211 PM     Flash Flood      1 W De Ridder           30.84N 93.31W
06/16/2026                   Beauregard         LA   Law Enforcement

            Flooding reported on Honeysuckle St in
            DeRidder.

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TPS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
104 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0103 PM     Flash Flood      Wildwood                30.51N 94.45W
06/16/2026                   Hardin             TX   Emergency Mngr

            Water entering homes near Wildwood.

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TPS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
107 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0106 PM     Flash Flood      3 WSW Union Hill        30.99N 92.77W
06/16/2026                   Rapides            LA   Emergency Mngr

            LA 113 closed at Thunder Valley Speedway due
            to flash flooding.

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TPS

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
108 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0107 PM     Flash Flood      Bordelonville           31.11N 91.91W
06/16/2026                   Avoyelles          LA   Broadcast Media

            Picture of flooded roads.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
125 PM CDT Tue Jun 16 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0124 PM     Flash Flood      6 SE Saint Landry       30.78N 92.19W
06/16/2026                   St. Landry         LA   Mesonet

            Stream gage shows Bayou Cocodrie is above
            flood.

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