Flash Flood in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood April 7, 2003 · Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three to four inches of rain fell in just a few hours causing flash flooding in areas of poor drainage. Several buildings and houses were flooded. A 12 year old boy playing in, or trying to cross a flooded creek with several other boys, was swept away and drowned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5351915. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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