Flood, Beauregard
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Beauregard forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.649, -93.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999
The Sabine River flooded below Toledo Bend Dam in early February, reaching the highest flood levels since May and July 1989. On the Louisiana side of the river, hundreds of acres of farmland were washed away, as well as a dozen cattle.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $1.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
The Sabine River flooded below Toledo Bend Dam in early February, reaching the highest flood levels since May and July 1989. On the Louisiana side of the river, hundreds of acres of farmland were washed away, as well as a dozen cattle. Woodlands near the river were also significantly impacted. Over 30 homes in Vernon Parish and another 30 homes in Beauregard Parish received serious damage. Over 200 people were forced to evacuate. Dozens of roads in both parishes were damaged from high water, causing the damages to rise to over a million dollars between the two parishes.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Vernon
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 11, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vernon forecast zone
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 31.108, -93.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 1999
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, February 1 to 21, 1999
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, February 1999
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: 5689323, 5689324.