Flash Flood — Calcasieu, Louisiana

2025-06-13 · near Goss, Calcasieu, Louisiana

Event narrative

Numerous streets in Lake Charles, Moss Bluff, and Westlake flooded and closed with multiple vehicles flooded. A few homes flooded in Westlake after 6.34 inches of rain in 1.5 hours.

Wider weather episode

An inverted trough moved slowly along the coast of Louisiana increasing moisture which caused heavy rain and thunderstorms over multiple days.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1276449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.