Flash Flood in Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood April 5, 1997 · Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A man was found dead after his car stalled in high water. He left the vehicle then disappeared when he stepped into a drainage ditch. His body was discovered several miles downstream. The road was barricaded due to flooding by the fire department and the individual was warned by the fire department not to drive into the flooded roadway. He ignored the warning and drove around the barricade.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5604135. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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