Flood, Calcasieu
- When
- April 25, 5:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calcasieu County, Chennault Indus Airp
- Coordinates
- 30.229, -93.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Louisiana, April 25, 1997
Between three and four inches of rain fell in less than two hours, resulting in street flooding across Lake Charles. The hardest hit area was near Chennault Airfield.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 LCH wrote it up.
Between three and four inches of rain fell in less than two hours, resulting in street flooding across Lake Charles. The hardest hit area was near Chennault Airfield.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Texas, April 25, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, April 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 25, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 25, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 25, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 25, 1997
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5593104.