Louisiana, 1996

Flash Flood in Louisiana, May 28 to 29, 1996

May 28 to 29, 1996 · NWS JAN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Flood waters were over several roads.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.

Flood waters were over several roads.

The radar

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Richland

When
May 28, 11:40 PM CST to May 29, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Richland County, 4 mi N of Holly Ridge
Coordinates
32.418, -91.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Louisiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, May 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543528.