Flash Flood in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood April 10, 2024 · Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

$3K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous roads were flooded in Ville Platte with some vehicles being stalled. Coulee Manuel was also over its banks.

The wider storm

A strong upper low moved across the region and interacted with a frontal boundary that was moving south across the area. Flooding, high wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes occurred in Louisiana as a result of this system.

Began near Ville Platte (30.6800, -92.2500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

8 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Calcasieu Parish EF1 Cameron Parish EF1 Cameron Parish EF1 St. Landry Parish EF1 Calcasieu Parish EF1 Jefferson Davis Parish EF1 Acadia Parish EF1 St. Landry Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1173937. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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