Flash Flood in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood August 12, 2016 – August 14, 2016 · St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

$30.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous streets and structures flooded during the heavy rainfall. An estimated 2481 structures flooded.

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 Bushville (31.2916, -91.8745).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 656569. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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