Flash Flood — St. Landry, Louisiana

2016-08-12 to 2016-08-14 · near Gordon, St. Landry, Louisiana

Event narrative

During the evening of the 12th flooding of some roadways started to occur in Saint Landry Parish. The heavy rainfall continued eventually flooding Highway 190 which remained closed for multiple days due to standing water. Water continued to rise into the 13th eventually flooding an estimated 2,878 structures.

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 656560. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.