Louisiana, 2021

Flash Flooding in Louisiana, October 2, 2021

October 2, 2021 · NWS JAN · 2 events in 1 county or zone

Showers and thunderstorms occurred as a cold front interacted with a warm, moist airmass. This resulted in some flooding in northeast Louisiana.

Where it happened

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$20,000
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 JAN wrote it up.

Showers and thunderstorms occurred as a cold front interacted with a warm, moist airmass. This resulted in some flooding in northeast Louisiana.

The radar

The Ft Polk radar (KPOE), 130 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:34 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Catahoula

When
October 2, 3:32 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
Catahoula County, 1 mi ENE of Harrisonburg to 1.17 mi E of Harrisonburg
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
31.774, -91.814

Highway was flooded and impassable.

Flash Flood, Catahoula

When
October 2, 4:00 PM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
Catahoula County, 2.72 mi WNW of Sicily Is to 1.91 mi N of Leland
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
31.870, -91.710

A culvert was washed out and the road was impassable.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 987479, 987475.