Louisiana, 1997Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 5, 1997
April 5, 1997 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 1
- 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.
Flash Flood, Caddo
- When
- April 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Shreveport
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A man was found dead after his car stalled in high water. He left the vehicle then disappeared when he stepped into a drainage ditch. His body was discovered several miles downstream. The road was barricaded due to flooding by the fire department and the individual was warned by the fire department not to drive into the flooded roadway. He ignored the warning and drove around the barricade.
- 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.
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 5 to 6, 19971 death · $102 million · 17 events
- Blizzard in South Dakota, April 5 to 6, 1997$50 million · 19 events
- Blizzard in Minnesota, April 5 to 6, 19973 injured · $25 million · 6 events
- Flood in North Dakota, April 5 to 8, 1997$50 million · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Arkansas, April 5, 19971 death · 1 event
- Flood in Minnesota, April 5 to 8, 1997$20 million · 1 event
- Flood in Minnesota, April 5 to 9, 1997$20 million · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, April 5, 1997$400,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 5, 1997$320,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 5, 1997$253,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in Nebraska, April 5 to 6, 1997$100,000 · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, April 5, 1997$50,000 · 78 kt wind · 26 events
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5604135.