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Flash Flood — Washington, Louisiana

December 30, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Washington

Event narrative (NOAA)

Heavy rainfall caused flooding of several secondary and rural highways. A 57 year old woman was apparently drowned when her automobile was swept off a rural Martin Road by floodwaters from nearby Snell Creek.

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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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