Flash Flood in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood November 13, 2024 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

KLFY and a local fire department reported multiple streets flooded around Lafayette. Several vehicles were flooded along Ambassador Caffery Parkway. At least one home in Youngsville also flloded.

The wider storm

A frontal boundary moved into the region and stalled while Tropical Storm Rafael meandered in the gulf. Moisture from the decaying tropical cyclone streamed north across Louisiana. This produced heavy rain over the area that produced flooding.

Began near Mouton (30.2681, -91.9911).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1224044. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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