Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 12, 1998

Name: Flash Flood in Louisiana, August 12, 1998
Start: 1998-08-12T12:10
End: 1998-08-12T12:10
Location: Louisiana

August 12, 1998 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Webster

When: August 12, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Webster County, Minden
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 32.714, -93.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Approximately 2.65 inches of rain fell on Minden between 1030 am and 1230 pm resulting in flash flooding of the Webster Parish Council on Aging Senior Center with 6 to 8 inches of water inside its building. Evacuation of the building was required. Along Minden's busy Homer Road business district, Minden Athletic was flooded and high water stalled vehicles. Houses in the McIntyre-College Street areas were flooded with water up 2 to 3 feet above street level. A 40 foot section of brick wall at the Tommy's Tire warehouse collapsed taking with it almost everything against the wall including tires and filing cabinets. A natural gas pipe was ripped from the building filling the air with gas causing evacuation of the area.

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.

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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: 5661440.