Flash Flood — Avoyelles, Louisiana

2016-08-13 to 2016-08-14 · near Bordelonville, Avoyelles, Louisiana

Event narrative

Streets began to flood during the morning of the 13th and then structures a couple of hours later as heavy rain kept falling. An estimated 363 structures were flooded during the event.

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 656561. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.