Flood in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Flood January 10, 2013 – January 19, 2013 · Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

$14.1M

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 rainfall that fell mainly during the 9th and 10th slowly drained across the Mermentau Basin including Bayous Nezpique and Des Cannes. 52 structures flooded across the parish during the event. Bayou Nezpique at Basile fell below flood stage during the morning of the 19th.

The wider storm

A stalled frontal boundary along with multiple impulses aloft lead to an extended duration of rain, thunderstorms, and even a couple tornadoes. Massive flooding occurred along the Mermentau River where rainfall totals exceeded one foot at some locations during the event. Flood waters slowly drained over a couple of weeks.

Began near Basile (29.7693, -93.0075).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Iberia Parish EF1 St. Martin Parish EF1 St. Martin Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 430067. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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