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Flash Flood — Evangeline, Louisiana

August 13, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$15.0M
Area
Evangeline

Event narrative (NOAA)

Local law enforcement reported 20 people were being evacuated from flooded homes around Ville Platte. Additional homes were flooded in Mamou. And estimated 1043 structures were flooded during the event.

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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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