Louisiana, 2021Flash 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.
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- 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.
Showers and thunderstorms occurred as a cold front interacted with a warm, moist airmass. This resulted in some flooding in northeast Louisiana.
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.
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Arkansas, October 2 to 3, 2021$125,000 · 6 events
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, October 2, 2021$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Puerto Rico, October 2, 2021$5,000 · 2 events
- Drought in Texas, October 2 to 31, 20211 event
- Rip Current in North Carolina, October 2, 20211 event
- Flood in Missouri, October 2, 20211 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 987479, 987475.