Event narrative (NOAA)
Heavy rain over the northern sections of the Mermentau River Valley gradually worked to Cameron Parish and the coast. The river crested during the afternoon of the 18th on the northeast side of Cameron Parish and dropped through the remainder of the month. Most of the impacts across the area were flooded roadways and marshland, however 47 structures still flooded.
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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.