Flash Flood in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood May 7, 2025 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Vermilion River rose 2 feet over flood stage. Several streets also flooded around Lafayette.

The wider storm

A warm front slowly lifted north across the region during the 6th causing rain and thunderstorms. A low pressure system and associated cold front slowly pushed back across the area on the 7th and stalled into the 9th with a couple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms.

Began near Elks (30.1803, -91.9732).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266339. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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