Flood, Vermilion
- When
- April 26, 11:00 PM CST to April 27, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
Flood in Louisiana, April 26 to 27, 1997
Nearly ten inches of rain fell in a two day period, flooding Delcambre. Several homes and businesses had water enter it, while six to eight streets were closed due to flooding.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Nearly ten inches of rain fell in a two day period, flooding Delcambre. Several homes and businesses had water enter it, while six to eight streets were closed due to flooding. The worst hit area was near the Delcambre Canal.
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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- Flash Flood in Texas, April 26, 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: 5600981.