Flash Flood — Lincoln, Louisiana

2015-05-18 · near Vienna, Lincoln, Louisiana

Event narrative

High and swift water across Little River Road north of Ruston, Louisiana swept a vehicle off the roadway into Colvin Creek. The vehicle was occupied by an adult and 2 children. One of the children drowned while the other child and the adult were injured but survived.

Wider weather episode

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across Northern Louisiana during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas. Moisture was plentiful across the region as the upper level flow was from the southwest. This allowed the disturbance to tap moisture from not only the Eastern Pacific but also the Gulf of Mexico. These storms trained across the same general area resulting in some impressive rainfall totals. The end result was widespread flooding across much of the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 567153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.