Flash Flood in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood May 9, 2025 · Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flooding resulted in numerous streets being impassable from Carencro through Youngsville, and Lafayette. Flood water intruded a few homes.

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 Youngsville (30.1100, -92.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266354. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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