Flash Flood in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood January 8, 2013 – January 9, 2013 · St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

$5.0M

Damage as recorded

$50K

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain during Tuesday evening caused several roadways near Saint Martinville to be closed from flooding. Roads and schools remained closed into the 10th. Crawfish farmers in the area had crops washed out due to the amount of rainfall. Around 30 homes received damage from the flood waters.

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 Cade (29.8979, -91.9089).

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 430073. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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