Flash Flood — Acadia, Louisiana

2016-08-12 · near Church Pt, Acadia, Louisiana

$45.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 656559. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.