Flood — Calcasieu, Louisiana

2016-03-10 to 2016-03-24 · near De Quincy Arpt, Calcasieu, Louisiana

Event narrative

Flood water from the heavy rain event on the 9th and 10th pushed into western sections of Calcasieu Parish flooding areas generally along and west of Highway 109. This flooded sections of Starks and Vinton. The river stage at Deweyville crested at one foot higher than the previous record crest set in 1884. An estimated 319 structures were flooded.

Wider weather episode

Heavy rain from the 9th and 10th pushed Toledo Bend Reservoir to a record high level. This forced the spillway gates to fully open. Additional flood waters flowed into the Sabine River from tributaries pushing the river to record flood stages at observing points south of the dam to Interstate 10. This flooded many structures along the river and washed out some roadways.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 625681. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.