West Carroll storm history

Flooding occurred across the parish including Highway 17 between Forest and Pioneer. Flooding occurred at Oak Grove City Hall.

Heavy rainfall fell across all of West Carroll Parish as persistent rain bands continued to impact the area from weakening Hurricane Gustav. Rainfall amounts between 7 and 13 inches fell across the parish, mostly during the evening of the 2nd and early morning of the 3rd. Numerou…

During the late afternoon of the 3rd, another heavy band of storms developed across the region and produced another 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. This rain fell on already soaked and flooded land. This new rainfall flooded around 50 homes and numerous roads.

Very heavy rain fell across West Carroll Parish, especially the southern half near Epps, during the afternoon and evening of October 16th. Five to ten inches of rain fell during this time causing flash flooding across the parish. Several homes were flooded along with many roads a…

A tree was blown down on Bebe Road, and a large limb was blown down on a roof.

A tree was blown down along La-577.

A few trees were blown down, one along Highway 582 and another on Burrell Road.

Penny to quarter-sized hail fell near Forest.

A large tree blew down across Highway 17, which blocked traffic and needed to be removed.

A swath of half dollar to 2 inch size hail fell in and around Pioneer.

Report of flooding on HWY-17 between Forest and Pioneer.

Ice coated a radio antenna on a 400 foot tower.

Several trees were blown down.

A tree was blown down near Highway 17 north of Oak Grove.

A few power poles and power lines were broken in portions of the parish.

A tree was blown down along LA Highway 879 near Oak Grove.

Accumulations of sleet and light freezing rain fell across the parish, with totals of 2.0 inches of sleet measured in the Oak Grove area. Area roads were covered by sleet.

Drought conditions in West Carroll Parish remained at D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in West Carroll Parish persisted at D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in West Carroll Parish intensified from D1 (Moderate Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Several trees downed across northern parts of the parish.

Trees and power lines were blown down across MS Highway 17, Gaddis Street, and Koerner Street.

Widespread trees and power lines were blown down across southern parts of the parish, especially around Epps and south to the Richland Parish line.

A couple of trees were blown down in the area.

Tree down across Highway 589 near Highway 2.

Quarter size hail occurred along Philley Lane.

Nickel to quarter size hail fell in the Pioneer area.

Trees were blown down on Philley Lane.

Power lines were blown down on State Route 589.

Trees were blown down on Forest Cemetery Road near Highway 17. Multiple trees were blown down in Pioneer.

Trees were blown down on Brake Road, Hurt Road and along Highway 17 South.

Several trees were downed in the city of Oak Grove as well as across West Carroll Parish.

A line of severe thunderstorms blew down trees across the parish, including one four miles west of Pioneer on LA Highway 588 and another along LA Highway 17.

A tree was blown down along LA Highway 879 near its intersection with Cook Road.

Lightning struck a home along LA Highway 589, and the home burned down.

A home along LA Highway 585 north of Goodwill and west of Oak Grove lost half of its roof covering that faced the wind. Home security footage showed sudden loss of roof covering and partial damage to the roof decking on the downwind side with debris blown downwind toward the road…

Light snow fell across the parish. Accumulations of up to one half of an inch occurred from Pioneer to Oak Grove. Higher accumulations of up to an inch occurred in Kilbourne and locations closer to the border with Chicot County Arkansas.

The U.S. Drought Monitor indicated Severe Drought (D2) conditions across West Carroll Parish during the month of December. Rainfall across the parish was generally less than 50 percent of normal, and temperatures averaged around 10 degrees above normal through the month. The comb…

Multiple roads were flooded in northern parts of the parish near Kilbourne. A few of the roads were closed due to being impassable. Floodwaters were close to entering some structures in Kilbourne.

Floodwaters were slow to recede across northern portions of the parish.

A tree was downed in Oak Grove.

A power pole was snapped north of Oak Grove. Scattered trees were also blown down around Oak Grove.

Scattered trees were blown down in the northern portion of West Carroll Parish, including one that was blown down on State Line Road between Coyler and Dawson roads.

Several trees were blown down in Pioneer and southern portions of West Carroll Parish.