Heavy Rain causes flooding in portions of Southeast Texas.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
Heavy Rain causes flooding in portions of Southeast Texas.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 12, 5:48 AM CST, 3 hours 19 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
648 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012
.AVIATION...
LARGE AREA OF CONVECTION EXTENDS FROM AVOYELLES PARISH ACROSS
RAPIDES PARISH AND DOWN INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING.
CEILINGS ARE RUNNING ABOVE 120 AHEAD OF STORMS. IN THE VICINITY OF
STORM ACTVTY CEILINGS AND VSBY ARE DROPPING TO LESS THAN TWO NM
AND 018 FEET. MOST OF THIS ACTVTY IS PRODUCING VERY LITTLE
LIGHTNING WITH SFC WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 20 KNOTS NEAR TSTM
ACTVTY.
ACTVTY SHLD TAPER OFF LATER TODAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES A BIT
MORE STABLE. MOST SITES WILL GO VFR.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 358 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012/
DISCUSSION...
LATEST WX MAP CONTINUES TO SHOW BROAD SFC TROF AXIS OVER NE TX/N
LA/S AR. LATEST SAT AND RADAR SHOWS SCT/NUM SHRA BEGINNING TO FILL
JUST AHEAD OF THIS AXIS ACROSS SE TX/C LA THIS MORNING.
WITH NOT MUCH MOVEMENT EXPECTED WITH THE TROF AT THE SFC AND
ALOFT TODAY...THIS AREA OF SHRA WITH THE OCCASIONAL TSRA WILL
CONTINUE DEVELOPING INTO WIDESPREAD SHRA/TSRA FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MAIN AREA OF EMPHASIS
WILL BE ALONG AND SE OF THIS TROF AXIS ACROSS SE TX INTO SW AND C
LA TODAY. HPC HAS THIS AREA OUTLINED IN SLGT RISK OF EXCESSIVE
PRECIP TODAY. HAVING HAD REPEATED DAILY DELUGES ACROSS THE REGION
THE LAST 5 DAYS...RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE MOST PART HAVE AVERAGED
BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH A FEW ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10
INCHES ALREADY FALLEN. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THE GROUND IS COMPLETELY
SATURATED ACROSS MOST OF SE TX/C AND SW LA. THUS...HAVE EXPANDED
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FURTHER EASTWARD INTO C AND SW LA.
FOR FRI INTO THE WEEKEND...UPPER LEVEL TROF OVER C TX NE THRU THE
ARKLATEX BE SLOW TO WEAKEN. THUS...CONTINUING A BETTER THAN
AVERAGE CHANCE SHRA/TSRA. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE REGION...WITH WEAKER DISTURBANCES
EXPECTED TO BRING ONLY SCT AFTERNOON SHRA/TSRA.
DML
MARINE...
VERY MOIST ATMOSPHERE ALONG WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE
SURFACE AND ALOFT OVER TX AND LA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE
NUMEROUS SHRA/TSRA TODAY. S WINDS 5-10 KTS WITH SEAS 2-3 FT CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY. SHRA/TSRA CHANCES WILL REMAIN HIGHER THAN AVERAGE
THRU THE WEEKEND...DIMINISHING EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DML
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KLCH 83 74 85 74 88 / 80 50 50 40 50
KBPT 84 75 85 75 86 / 80 50 50 30 50
KAEX 81 70 85 71 87 / 80 40 50 30 50
KLFT 84 73 86 73 88 / 60 50 50 40 50
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
ALLEN...AVOYELLES...BEAUREGARD...CALCASIEU...EAST CAMERON...
EVANGELINE...JEFFERSON DAVIS...RAPIDES...VERNON...WEST
CAMERON.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
HARDIN...JEFFERSON...NORTHERN JASPER...NORTHERN NEWTON...
ORANGE...SOUTHERN JASPER...SOUTHERN NEWTON...TYLER.
GM...NONE.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 408 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012 GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055- 073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-131100- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE- ST. LANDRY-CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE- UPPER ST. MARTIN-VERMILION-IBERIA-ST. MARY-LOWER ST. MARTIN- WEST CAMERON-EAST CAMERON-TYLER-HARDIN-JEFFERSON-ORANGE- NORTHERN JASPER-NORTHERN NEWTON-SOUTHERN JASPER-SOUTHERN NEWTON- 408 AM CDT THU JUL 12 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF COPIOUS GULF MOISTURE...A MEANDERING DISTURBANCE ALOFT...AND ALREADY SATURATED GROUND...LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. THUS...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AS ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF URBAN AREAS...LOW ELEVATION AREAS PRONGED TO FLOODING...ESPECIALLY NEAR RIVERS AND STREAMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE SLOW TO CHANGE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL. BY THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE SURFACE AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN. TORRENTIAL RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY FLOODING THAT MAY OCCUR TODAY.
The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 88 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:08 UTC.
4 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
The Eastex Freeway service road between East Lucas and Delaware was flooded due heavy rain.
Heavy rain produced 2 to 4 inches of rainfall which created flooding along Pine Island Bayou and Little Pine Island Bayou. The rainfall also resulted in water flowing across Highway 787.
Heavy rain across Jefferson and Orange Counties caused many roads to be flooded. Cars were stalled in an underpass in Central Gardens, water approached some homes in Fannet after overflowing the ditches, and many flooded streets were reported around Mauriceville and Bridge City.
Heavy rain across Jefferson and Orange Counties caused many roads to be flooded. Cars were stalled in an underpass in Central Gardens, water approached some homes in Fannet after overflowing the ditches, and many flooded streets were reported around Mauriceville and Bridge City.
Water was reported to be over Highway 96 near Brookland due to heavy rain.
Heavy rain fell on an already saturated area causing the upper reaches of Pine Island Bayou and Little Pine Island Bayou. Water cover portions of Highway 787 during the event.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 402629, 402630, 402631, 402632, 402633, 402640.