Event narrative (NOAA)
A 5-day heavy rainfall event resulted in massive flooding across all of Lincoln Parish in Northern Louisiana. Some of the more impressive 5 day totals across the parish were as follows: Ruston 5.5 NW: 18.02, Ruston 1.6 NW: 17.53. The Louisiana National Guard was deployed by the Governor of Louisiana to assist local law enforcement in the massive response to the prolonged flooding event. These operations included evacuations, search and rescue, distribution and supply of water and meals, security and shelter support and distribution of sandbags and sandbag filling machines. In addition, 36 high water vehicles and 16 boats were called in to assist in the effort. Nearly 90 roads were inundated and closed with flood waters during the height of the event across Lincoln Parish. Numerous high w
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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.