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Flash Flood — Caddo, Louisiana

April 5, 1997 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Caddo

Event narrative (NOAA)

A man was found dead after his car stalled in high water. He left the vehicle then disappeared when he stepped into a drainage ditch. His body was discovered several miles downstream. The road was barricaded due to flooding by the fire department and the individual was warned by the fire department not to drive into the flooded roadway. He ignored the warning and drove around the barricade.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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