Heavy rain along a stalled frontal boundary produced flooding over portions of deep Southeast Texas.
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Heavy rain along a stalled frontal boundary produced flooding over portions of deep 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 Nov 7, 5:56 AM CST, 39 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
556 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2015
.AVIATION...
A WEAK BOUNDARY IS DRAPED OVER COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN LOUISIANA THIS MORNING. RAINS... CLOUDS... AND FOG
CONTINUE TO RESTRICT VSBY AND CEILINGS OVER THE REGION WITH
RAINS NOTED AT BPT AROUND LCH AND AEX. LFT AND ARA ARE GETTING A
BREAK FROM STORM ACTIVITY THIS AM. IFR TO MVFR FOR CEILINGS WITH
VSBY. VSBY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE ONE MILE OUTSIDE FOR
SHOWER/RAIN ACTIVITY. THE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO
THE AFTERNOON BEFORE BREAKING LATE IN THE DAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 400 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2015/
DISCUSSION...
SLOW MOVING COOL FRONT CURRENTLY LAYING WEST TO EAST JUST NORTH
OF THE I-10 CORRIDOR EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT HAS BEEN
SAGGING SOUTHWARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO MIGRATE INTO THE COASTAL
WATERS LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. RAINS OVERNIGHT
HAVE BEEN MAINLY CONFINED TO THE EASTERN COUNTY WARNING AREA WITH
FLASH FLOOD RAINS HAVING OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHWEST ST MARTIN
PARISH...NORTHWEST IBERIA PARISH AND SOUTHEAST ST LANDRY PARISH.
RAPIDES PARISH ALSO SOME MINOR FLOODING.
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES REMAIN VERY HIGH THIS MORNING WITH TWO
TO THREE STANDARD DEVIATIONS ABOVE THE NORMAL IN THE VICINITY
OF THE FRONT. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS SHALLOW AND THEREFORE WE
EXPECT A LARGE RAIN SHIELD TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT AS WARM
MOIST AIR OVERRUNS THE SHALLOW COOL FRONT. UPPER LEVEL
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING IMPULSES OF
ENERGY ACROSS THE REGION PRIMING THE ENVIRONMENT FOR ADDITIONAL
RAINS TODAY AND CONTINUING IN THE EVENING BEFORE DRY AIR FINALLY
SWEEPS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST BY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE AREA WILL LIKELY STILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 1/2 INCH TO 1 1/2 INCHES
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS UP TO 3
INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE ARE MANAGEABLE RAIN AMOUNTS WITH A FEW
FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS STILL POSSIBLE WHERE TRAINING OF CELLS TAKE
PLACE.
SOME SEA FOG REPORTED ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS HAS BEGUN TO LIFT AND
SHOULD CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS NORTHERLY FLOW BEGINS TO INCREASE
ACROSS THE INTERIOR COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE
IN EFFECT TODAY FROM 18Z THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY AS NORTHERLY WINDS
TIGHTEN AND THEN LOOSEN UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND RIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES. A RETURN OF SOUTHERLY WINDS
ON TUESDAY MARKS THE CHANGE OF STABLE CONDITIONS TO UNSTABLE
WEATHER AS THE NEXT FRONT ENTERS THE AREA BY MIDWEEK BRINGING MORE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING AND DRYING WILL MARK THE END
OF THE WEEK FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
MARINE...
PATCHY FOG WILL LIFT THIS MORNING AS MIXING AND NORTHERLY FLOW
BEGINS TO INCREASE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN AROUND 18Z TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY 18Z.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AEX 66 51 61 49 / 90 40 20 10
LCH 73 56 64 51 / 90 40 20 10
LFT 74 57 65 54 / 90 50 20 10
BPT 72 56 65 52 / 90 40 20 10
&&
.LCH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
LA...NONE.
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 PM CST SUNDAY FOR
GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475.
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GMZ430-432-435.
&&
AVIATION...04HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 518 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 GMZ430-432-435-LAZ027>033-041>045-052>055-073-074-TXZ180-201-215- 216-259>262-081130- SABINE LAKE-CALCASIEU LAKE-VERMILION BAY-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- 518 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...CENTRAL LOUISIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA... SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA...WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST CENTRAL TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLOW MOVING SHALLOW COOL FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY. SIGNIFICANT OVERRUNNING OF MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A VARIETY OF RAIN...SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 1/2 TO 1 1/2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 3 INCHES POSSIBLE WHERE STORMS TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREA. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY BRINGING AN END TO THE POST FRONTAL RAINS. COOLER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RETURN EARLY TUESDAY SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT COLD FRONT BY MIDWEEK. AFTER SOME BRIEF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK IN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ450-452-455-470-472-475-081130- 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- 518 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SLOW MOVING COOL FRONT WILL ENTER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. NORTHERLY WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS WILL DEVELOP AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND REGENERATE THROUGH TONIGHT AS WARM AIR OVERRUNS THE COOL FRONT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STABLE DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS ON SUNDAY ENDING THE RAINS. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHERLY WINDS RETURN ON TUESDAY WITH A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE GULF WATERS BY MIDWEEK. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
554 AM CST SAT NOV 07 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1136 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE COTEAU 30.04N 91.91W
11/06/2015 IBERIA LA PUBLIC
PUBLIC POSTED PHOTO OF FLASH FLOODING WITH WATER INSIDE A
HOME ON SHELIA DRIVE IN COTEAU
&&
HUMPHREYThe Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:37 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Closed streets and highways from flooding was reported from Beaumont, Central Gardens, Port Arthur, and Groves.
Heavy rain fell across southwest sections of Orange County. This caused flooding over southern sections of Vidor flooding and closing roadways.
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: 608213, 608214.