Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

OCTOBER 26-27 2009 FLASH FLOODING

Local Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
238 AM CDT TUE OCT 27 2009

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

1115 AM     FLOOD            BEAUMONT                30.09N 94.14W
10/26/2009                   JEFFERSON          TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KFDM TV REPORTS STREET FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN BEAUMONT.

1146 AM     FLOOD            PORT ARTHUR             29.90N 93.93W
10/26/2009                   JEFFERSON          TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS MANY STREETS FLOODED IN AND AROUND PORT
            ARTHUR.

0406 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 NW LAKE CHARLES       30.25N 93.27W
10/26/2009 M1.52 INCH       CALCASIEU          LA   PUBLIC

            COCORAHS OBSERVER RECEIVED 1.52 INCHES IN 30 MINUTES.

0431 PM     HEAVY RAIN       6 S LAKE CHARLES        30.12N 93.22W
10/26/2009 M2.00 INCH       CALCASIEU          LA   ASOS

            THE LAKE CHARLES ASOS REPORTED 2.00 INCHES IN 31 MINUTES.

0551 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SSW LAKE CHARLES      30.14N 93.23W
10/26/2009 M3.97 INCH       CALCASIEU          LA   ASOS

            RAINFALL SO FAR IN THE LAST 2 HOURS.

0630 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 SW LAKE CHARLES       30.17N 93.25W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS AROUND 5 INCHES OF WATER OVER
            GAUTHIER ROAD.

0652 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S LAKE CHARLES        30.16N 93.20W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            KPLC-TV RELAYED REPORT FROM PUBLIC OF WIDESPREAD FLOODING
            ON SUNDALE DRIVE AND IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
            WATER ABOUT TO ENTER HOMES.

0655 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S LAKE CHARLES        30.15N 93.20W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG COMMON STREET BETWEEN MCNEESE
            ROAD AND GAUTHIER ROAD WITH WATER COVERING ROADWAY.

0736 PM     FLASH FLOOD      LAKE CHARLES            30.21N 93.20W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS A FOOT OF WATER OVER ENTERPRISE BLVD
            NEAR ST. LOUIS HIGH SCHOOL.

1202 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 SSE LAKE CHARLES      30.14N 93.16W
10/27/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS WATER IN
            RESIDENCES ON SOUTH MEADOWLARK DRIVE OFF CORBINA ROAD.
            STREET HAS BEEN CLOSED.

1202 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 SSE LAKE CHARLES      30.13N 93.18W
10/27/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            CALCASIEU PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS THAT TOM HEBERT
            ROAD SOUTH OF TANK FARM ROAD IS CLOSED WITH MULTIPLE
            VEHICLES STRANDED.

0800 PM     FLASH FLOOD      6 S LAKE CHARLES        30.12N 93.20W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS ABOUT ONE HALF FOOT OF WATER ON
            AIRPORT ROAD.

1200 PM     FLOOD            6 SE LAKE CHARLES       30.15N 93.13W
10/27/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            NEARLY ONE FOOT OF WATER FLOWING ACROSS WARD LINE ROAD
            BETWEEN GAUTHIER AND TANK FARM ROADS. TOM HEBERT ROAD
            ALSO BARRICADED DUE TO HIGH WATER.

0700 PM     FLASH FLOOD      4 S LAKE CHARLES        30.15N 93.20W
10/26/2009                   CALCASIEU          LA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            WATER ENTERED A FEW HOMES IN THE AREA OF SUNDALE DRIVE

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