Flood, Rapides
- When
- February 25, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rapides County, Alexandria
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Coordinates
- 31.199, -92.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
Within a week of each other, two storms produced widespread rains of eight to ten inches across the Alexandria area. Flooding of some urban areas occurred during the week of February 24th to 28th.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $20,000
- 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.
Within a week of each other, two storms produced widespread rains of eight to ten inches across the Alexandria area. Flooding of some urban areas occurred during the week of February 24th to 28th. Low drainage spots such as Horseshoe Drive were the worst hit areas.
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
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Mississippi, February 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5590657.