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FloodVermilion, Louisiana

August 14, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25.0M
Area
Vermilion

Event narrative (NOAA)

The flood wave moved down the Mermentau River causing a crest of 10.8 feet at Lake Arthur. The flood stage is 4 feet. Many roads and some structures were flooded or remained flooded along the river into late in the month in far west sections of Vermilion Parish.

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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.

Flood — Vermilion, Louisiana, August 14, 2016 | DisasterAtlasUSA