Flash Flood in Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood August 12, 2016 · Acadia Parish, Louisiana

$45.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Acadia Parish Emergency Manager first reported flooding along a few streets in Eunice during the evening of the 12th. Periods of heavy rain continued for another day with 6 to 10 inches of rainfall reported across much of the parish. An estimated 3,936 structures flooded during the event from either flash flooding or river flooding.

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 Church Pt (31.2611, -91.8443).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656559. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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