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Flash Flood — Tangipahoa, Louisiana

April 7, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Tangipahoa

Event narrative (NOAA)

Three to four inches of rain fell in just a few hours causing flash flooding in areas of poor drainage. Several buildings and houses were flooded. A 12 year old boy playing in, or trying to cross a flooded creek with several other boys, was swept away and drowned.

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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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