Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain in a stalled feeder band from the remnants of Hurricane Barry produced flooding north of Interstate 10 and affected Starks, Sulphur, Moss Bluff, Dequincy, and Gillis. The worst flooding occurred in the Gillis to Ragley area where Highway 171 was closed for several hours after after 10 to 20 inches of rain fell. Roughly 55 homes received major flooding, 145 homes received minor flooding, and 5 businesses received minor flooding. The first report of flooding was received from a NWS employee in Sulphur of street flooding.
Other notable flash flood events in Louisiana
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.