Flash Flood in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Flash Flood April 2, 2017 – April 3, 2017 · Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Widespread heavy rain fell across Central Louisiana with amounts ranging from 6 to 10 inches. Many homes in south and west sections of Alexandria along with numerous streets flooded during the event. Flooding was also reported in Boyce and Ball. The debris line from the flood water was noted to be several inches deep in houses across entire neighborhoods during the tornado survey the following day in South Alexandria.
The wider storm
A cold front and upper trough pushed through the region with severe storms ahead of the system. The very soupy air mass also produced high amounts of rainfall that lead to flooding.
Began near Meeker (31.0577, -92.4081).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 695198. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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