Flash Flood — East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Event narrative (NOAA)

Twenty to thirty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in East Baton Rouge Parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded. Additional details of the river flooding can be found in the flood report for the parish. As floodwaters rose, hundreds of high water rescues were necessary across the parish. Portions of interstates 10 and 110 were closed due to water crossing the roadway during the flash flooding. In all, approximately 25,000 homes and hundreds of additional businesses suffered various degrees of flooding, though it's difficult to determine how many were due to initial flash flooding and how many were due to subsequent river flooding. During the flash flooding, a 68 year old man drowned when he slipped into a drainage dit

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