Event narrative (NOAA)
Twenty to thirty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in Livingston Parish, details of which are contained in the flash flood report for the parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded along the Amite and Tickfaw Rivers. Flooding far exceeded the 1% annual risk flood plain with around 90% of the parish being inundated. Interstate 12 was closed through the entire parish as water flowed over the roadway in the vicinity of both the Amite and Tickfaw Rivers. The end time of the event is based on when the Amite near Little French Settlement dropped below moderate flood stage. Though minor flooding continued, there were very few structures impacted at this point. In all, more than 20,000 homes and businesses suffered various degr
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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.