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Excessive Rainfall and Tropical Storm in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce considerable, potentially life-threatening, flooding across the lower Mississippi River Valley and central Great Lakes region through tonight. Tropical Storm Arthur will move northeastward along the Texas coast today and then move inland over southwestern Louisiana by tonight. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected across portions of Illinois and Indiana. Read More >

Lake Charles, LA

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Significant Weather Events

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Event
Summary 		Meteorological
Setup 		Satellite and
Radar Imagery 		Storm Total
Rainfall 		Timeline Sabine River Neches River Calcasieu River Red River

Timeline of Forecasts and Products

Time Product or Service
  March 3rd
945 AM Hydrologic Outlook
230 PM Weekly Weather Briefing
440 PM Area Forecast Discussion
  March 4th
304 AM Area Forecast Discussion
309 PM Area Forecast Discussion
  March 5th
321 AM Area Forecast Discussion
1104 AM Graphicast
314 PM Area Forecast Discussion
  March 6th
347 AM Area Forecast Discussion
249 PM Hydrologic Outlook
333 PM Area Forecast Discussion
700 PM Online Weather Briefing Video
  March 7th
407 AM Flash Flood Watch Issued
514 AM Area Forecast Discussion
1143 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River Near Glenmora
1143 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River Near Salt Water Barrier
230 PM Special Weather Briefing
335 PM Flash Flood Watch Extended
437 PM Area Forecast Discussion
700 PM Online Weather Briefing Video
  March 8th
343 AM Flash Flood Watch Continued
441 AM Area Forecast Discussion
832 AM Flood Safety Graphic
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Bundick Creek At Bundick Lake
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River Near Oakdale
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River Near Oberlin
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River Near Kinder
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River At Sam Houston Jones State Park
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Calcasieu River At Old Town Bay
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine
942 AM Flood Warning Issued: Sabine River Near Deweyville
942 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Calcasieu River Near Glenmora
230 PM Special Weather Briefing
334 PM Flash Flood Watch Continued
504 PM Area Forecast Discussion
728 PM Online Weather Briefing Video
810 PM Flood Warning Issued: Sabine River Near Bon Wier
928 PM Flash Flood Watch Continued
953 PM Area Forecast Discussion
  March 9th
306 AM Flash Flood Watch Expanded
348 AM Area Forecast Discussion
410 AM Flash Flood Watch Expanded
700 AM SRA Advisory 1
800 AM SRA Advisory 2
822 AM Flood Warning Issued: Neches River Near Town Bluff
822 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River Near Bon Wier
822 AM MODERATE FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River At Deweyville
826 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine
1042 AM Flash Flood Warning: Vernon, Jasper, Newton, Tyler
1105 AM Flood Warning Issued: Village Creek Near Kountze
1105 AM Flood Warning Issued: Pine Island Bayou Near Sour Lake
1130 AM SRA Advisory 3
1140 AM Flood Warning Issued: Neches River Near Evadale
230 PM SRA Advisory 4
230 PM Special Wather Briefing
345 PM Flash Flood Warning: Jasper, Newton
400 PM SRA Advisory 5
430 PM Flash Flood Warning: Vernon, Jasper, Newton, Tyler
442 PM Area Forecast Discussion
454 PM Flood Warning Issued: Sabine River Near Burkeville
500 PM SRA Advisory 6
555 PM Flash Flood Warning: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson Newton, Orange
700 PM SRA Advisory 7
711 PM Flash Flood Warning: Beauregard
901 PM Flash Flood Warning: Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon
956 PM Area Forecast Discussion
1032 PM Flash Flood Warning: Beauregard, Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Vernon
1058 PM Flash Flood Warning: Hardin, Jasper
1100 PM SRA Advisory 8
1109 PM Flash Flood Warning: Beauregard, Rapides, Vernon
1157 PM Flash Flood Warning: Rapides, Vernon
  March 10th
146 AM Flood Warning Issued: Sabine River Near Orange
149 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River Near Burkeville
153 AM Flood Warning Issued: Neches River Near Beaumont
154 AM MODERATE FLOOD Forecast: Neches River Near Town Bluff
200 AM SRA Advisory 9
353 AM Area Forecast Discussion
400 AM SRA Advisory 10
438 AM Flash Flood Warning: Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler
440 AM Flash Flood Warning: Beauregard, Vernon
600 AM SRA Advisory 11
739 AM Flash Flood Warning: Allen, Rapides, Vernon
843 AM Graphicast
1004 AM MODERATE FLOOD Forecast: Neches River Near Beaumont
1040 AM RECORD FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River Near Burkeville
1040 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River At Deweyville
1236 PM Areal Flood Warning Issued
230 PM Weekly Weather Briefing
347 PM Graphicast
404 PM RECORD FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River At Deweyville
404 PM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River Near Orange
753 PM RECORD FLOOD Forecast: Bayou Anacoco Near Rosepine
  March 11th
842 AM Graphicast
901 AM Flash Flood Warning: Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Newton, Orange
1035 PM Flood Warning Issued: Red River Near Alexandria
1221 PM Areal Flood Warning Issued
100 PM SRA Advisory 12
340 PM Graphicast
535 PM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Village Creek Near Kountze
600 PM SRA Advisory 13
  March 12th
200 AM SRA Advisory 14
856 AM Graphicast
1207 PM RECORD FLOOD Forecast: Sabine River Near Bon Wier
1207 PM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Calcasieu River Near Kinder
1207 PM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Calcasieu River At Old Town Bay
200 PM SRA Advisory 15
433 PM Graphicast
630 PM SRA Advisory 16
  March 13th
1230 AM SRA Advisory 17
230 PM SRA Advisory 18
230 PM Special Weather Briefing
518 PM Graphicast
1022 PM Flash Flood Warning for Levee Failure: Rapides
  March 14th
417 AM Areal Flood Warning For Levee Failure Issued
938 AM Graphicast
1031 AM MODERATE FLOOD Forecast: Red River At Alexandria
306 PM Areal Flood Warning For Levee Failure Issued
452 PM Graphicast
  March 15th
1205 AM SRA Advisory 19
1031 AM Graphicast
1038 AM MAJOR FLOOD Forecast: Red River At Alexandria
  March 16th
1130 AM SRA Advisory 20
100 PM Special Weather Briefing
  March 17th
1100 AM SRA Advisory 21
100 PM Weekly Weather Briefing
355 PM Graphicast
  March 18th
830 AM SRA Advisory 22
1200 PM Special Weather Briefing
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