Louisiana, 2009Flash Flooding in Louisiana, January 4, 2009
January 4, 2009 · NWS LCH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Showers and thunderstorms began training across areas of South-Central Louisiana during the evening hours. Radar estimated six to nine inches of rain fell across eastern Evangeline Parish as well as western and southern St.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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Showers and thunderstorms began training across areas of South-Central Louisiana during the evening hours. Radar estimated six to nine inches of rain fell across eastern Evangeline Parish as well as western and southern St. Landry Parish. This rainfall caused flash flooding on area roadways.
Flash Flood, St. Landry
- When
- January 4, 6:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Landry County, 4.6 mi SSW of Dubuisson to 1.78 mi WNW of Plaisance
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.690, -92.153
Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moving over western and central St. Landry Parish produced five to eight inches of rain in a localized swath from the Evangeline Parish border to just north of Port Barre. Widespread street flooding was reported in Washington by the local police department.
Flash Flood, Evangeline
- When
- January 4, 6:41 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Evangeline County, 3.43 mi WNW of Pt Blue to 2.96 mi SE of Pt Blue
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 30.642, -92.352
Showers and thunderstorms repeatedly moving over central and eastern Evangline Parish produced five to eight inches of rain in and around Ville Platte. Several roads were closed due to flash flooding in Ville Platte and in the surrounding rural areas.
- 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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