Louisiana, 2013Flash Flood in Louisiana, November 1, 2013
November 1, 2013 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Heavy rain during Halloween caused flooding with some flash flooding lingering into the early morning of the first.
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Heavy rain during Halloween caused flooding with some flash flooding lingering into the early morning of the first.
What forecasters said that day
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 Oct 31, 11:01 PM CST, 59 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 11:01 PM CST, 59 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 4:32 AM CST, 19 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
532 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013
GMZ430-432-435-450-452-455-470-472-475-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-
073-074-TXZ180-201-215-216-259>262-011045-
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-
532 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013
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.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY A SQUALL LINE AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS IS OUT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL
ENTER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST ABOUT SUNDOWN AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH
LOWER ACADIANA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AROUND 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY
FALLEN OVER INTERIOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THAT AREA EXTENDING INTO CENTRAL LOUISIANA THROUGH THIS EVENING.
AN ADDITIONAL TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
STORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALL LINE COULD REACH SEVERE LIMITS
TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AS
THERE IS ADEQUATE SHEAR IN THE LOW LEVELS.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL AREA EXTENDING INTO BEAUMONT, ORANGE,
AND LAFAYETTE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INCLUDING THE
COASTAL LAKES AND BAYS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
DRY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DIMINISHING INTO THE THE WEEKEND.
RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO RAMP UP STARTING ON TUESDAY IN ADVANCE OF
ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM LATER IN THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF SPOTTERS MAY BE REQUIRED WITH THE SQUALL LINE.
SWEENEY
Flash Flood, Vernon
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to 1:05 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon County, 4.77 mi NNW of Cravens to 3.49 mi NW of Cravens
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 31.030, -93.060
Heavy rain from slow moving storms produced flash flooding in portions of Fort Polk during Halloween. This caused Birds Creek to quickly rise closing some roadways. Water levels along the creek rose to around 2 feet over roads closing the road during the morning of October 31st and lasted into the early morning of November 1st.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2013$200 million · 21 events
- Drought in Nebraska, November 1 to 30, 2013$30 million · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 1, 2013$645,000 · 58 kt wind · 19 events
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, November 1, 2013$567,000 · 58 kt wind · 18 events
- High Wind in New York, November 1, 2013$305,000 · 50 kt wind · 15 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013$325,000 · 50 kt wind · 12 events
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013$118,000 · EF1 · 9 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, November 1, 2013$358,000 · 52 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, November 1, 2013$295,000 · 57 kt wind · 12 events
- Strong Wind in New York, November 1, 20134 injured · $70,000 · 2 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, November 1, 2013$230,000 · 55 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, November 1, 2013$140,000 · 58 kt wind · 7 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 480522.