Flash Flood in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood August 13, 2016 – August 14, 2016 · Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 Bordelonville (31.2939, -91.8704).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656561. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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