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Flash Flood — Acadia, Louisiana

August 12, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$45.0M
Area
Acadia

Event narrative (NOAA)

The Acadia Parish Emergency Manager first reported flooding along a few streets in Eunice during the evening of the 12th. Periods of heavy rain continued for another day with 6 to 10 inches of rainfall reported across much of the parish. An estimated 3,936 structures flooded during the event from either flash flooding or river flooding.

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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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