Louisiana, 2001Flash Flood in Louisiana, December 16, 2001
December 16, 2001 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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What forecasters said that day
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NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 16, 3:00 PM CST, 7 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 3:00 PM CST, 7 hours 20 minutes before
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Local storm report, Dec 16, 5:00 PM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
600 PM CDT SUN DEC 16 2001
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....PARISH/COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM JUDSON TX WIND DAMAGE
12/16/01 GREGG TREES DOWN AND ROOF
DAMAGE. REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
20Flash Flood, Caddo
- When
- December 16, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Caddo County, Greenwood
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 32.580, -93.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High water at an apartment complex resulted in residents having to be evacuated.
- 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.
- Tornado in Texas, December 16, 20012 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Texas, December 16, 20011 death · $50,000 · 21 events
- Flooding in Missouri, December 16 to 18, 2001$180,000 · 10 events
- Storm Surge in Washington, December 16, 2001$250,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Washington, December 16 to 19, 2001$150,000 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, December 16, 2001$100,000 · 5 events
- Flooding in Kentucky, December 16 to 18, 20012 injured · $5,000 · 14 events
- Tornado in Texas, December 16, 2001$30,000 · F0 · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 16, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 16, 2001$20,000 · 1 event
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: 5275109.