Flood in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Flood June 18, 2026 – June 23, 2026 · St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

$500K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flood waters from heavy rain over Avoyelles Parish drained southward through Saint Landry Parish. This inundated many roads between Highway 71 and the Atchafalaya Basin levee. Evacuations also occurred as residences were cut off. Some residences in northeast Saint Landry flooded during the event.

The wider storm

Tropical Storm Arthur made landfall along the coast of southeast Texas and moved northeast across central Louisiana. Heavy rain trained across portions of central Louisiana creating widespread flooding and a new rainfall record. Flood waters slowly drained in the days following the passage of the system.

Began near Elba (30.7542, -91.7643).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1355696. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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