Flash Flood in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Flash Flood April 30, 2017 · Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A large swath of 5 to 10 inches of rain fell across Southwest and Central Louisiana during the morning of the 30th. In Bunkie water entered at least 35 homes and 5 businesses with up to 1 foot of water. The co-op station in Bunkie received 10.88 inches of rain. 8 homes flooded in Marksville and 3 homes flooded in Cottonport. Numerous reports of rescues from flooded vehicles also occurred.
The wider storm
Winds increased across Louisiana ahead of a system that was kicking out of West Texas. This produced a couple reports of tree damage. Later in the afternoon and into the night scattered reports of severe weather and flooding were received as the system moved through.
Began near Center Pt (31.2013, -92.5186).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 695324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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