Louisiana, 2010

Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 27, 2010

July 27, 2010 · NWS LCH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Thunderstorm repeatedly moving across eastern Calcasieu Parish during the late afternoon hours on July 27 produced localized flooding in the Lake Charles area.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
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.

Thunderstorm repeatedly moving across eastern Calcasieu Parish during the late afternoon hours on July 27 produced localized flooding in the Lake Charles area.

The radar

The Lake Charles radar (KLCH), 6 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Calcasieu

When
July 27, 4:30 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Calcasieu County, 3.58 mi NNE of (Lch)lk Charles Muni to 3.23 mi SE of Lake Charles Muni Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
30.174, -93.189

Water reportedly covered roadways along Tom Hebert Road in the Fairview Mobile Home Park.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 252179.