Flash Flood in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood August 12, 2016 – August 14, 2016 · Iberia Parish, Louisiana

$40.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous secondary roads were reported around New Iberia during the morning of the 12th. A vehicle was also swept into a ditch during the morning and numerous evacuations were ongoing by the evening. Rainfall continued through the rest of the 12th and the 13th. Over 20 inches of rain fell over a large portion of the parish. An estimated 3,756 structures flooded during the event.

The wider storm

A very slow moving area of low pressure moved west across South Louisiana. Very high moisture content and slow moving bands of rain generated efficient rain producing storms that left rainfall totals at some locations over 20 inches. A couple of severe storms also occurred during the period.

Began near Gondron (31.2657, -91.8402).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656558. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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