Flash Flood — Tangipahoa, Louisiana
August 12, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Twelve to eighteen inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding across roughly the northwestern half of Tangipahoa Parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded on the Tangipahoa and Natalbany Rivers. 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. On Friday the 12th, I-55 was closed due to high water near exit 40 in Independence and from exit 50 to exit 53 between Fluker and Arcoloa. More than 11,000 homes and 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. Two fatalities are a
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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.