Flash Flood in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood January 2, 2020 · Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rain over portions of Ville Platte produced flooded streets. Some flood waters were too deep for lower vehicles.

The wider storm

A slow moving line of showers and storms moved through South Louisiana with an upper level disturbance. Six inches of rain fell in a short period of time on the community of Ville Platte which produced street flooding.

Began near Ville Platte (30.6993, -92.2490).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 871640. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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