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Flash flooding from thunderstorms is the most frequent type of flood event in Caddo Parish County, LA, with 246 recorded incidents in the last 30 years. Recent examples include flash flooding on February 12th and March 4th, both in 2025, which occurred following periods of heavy rainfall and in conjunction with strong storm systems.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the highest number of claims, with 1,451 claims averaging $18,967 and a water depth of 2.8 feet. Properties in Zone X also show a significant number of claims, with 286 claims averaging $15,954 and a notable average water depth of 4.3 feet. Homeowners in Zone A and Zone X, as well as those in areas with unknown flood risk designations, should pay close attention to flood preparedness.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
169 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Caddo Parish, Louisiana has recorded 281 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 246 flash floods and 31 river or area floods. The county has received 35 federal disaster declarations, 6 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1977–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Francine | Hurricane | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Tropical Storm Nicholas | Coastal Storm | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Zeta | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2020 |
| Hurricane Delta | Hurricane | Oct 6, 2020 |
| Hurricane Sally | Hurricane | Sep 13, 2020 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 30, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Aug 29, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 26, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Sep 24, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Nov 24, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 20, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 12, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jun 11, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 6, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 4, 2025 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 30, 2025
A weak cold front slowly advanced southeast into portions of Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, into Western Arkansas and Southern Missouri on April 30th, and focused a warm, very moist, and unstable air mass in place across much of East Texas, North Louisiana, and Southwest Arkansas during the afternoon through the evening hours. Meanwhile, an upper low pressure area ejected northeast from t...
Flash Flood — Aug 29, 2025
Significant banding of heavy showers and thunderstorms with cell-training occurred on the morning of August 29th across East Texas and North Louisiana, posing the threat of flash flooding. A gradual increase in warm air advection and isentropic ascent was noted on the north side of a quasi-stationary frontal boundary and within a very moist and moderately unstable air mass. MUCAPE values ranged...
Flash Flood — May 26, 2025
A weak surface frontal boundary drifted south to near the I-20 corridor of East Texas and North Louisiana during the early morning hours of May 26th, with a warm and moist air mass along and south of the front yielding adequate instability along and south of the front. While scattered strong to severe thunderstorms over portions of extreme Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, and Southwest Arka...
Flash Flood — Sep 24, 2025
A cool front entered the region during the early afternoon hours of September 24th, ahead of an approaching upper trough that traversed the Southern Plains. Strong heating ahead of the front and attendant trough contributed to increased instability, with large scale forcing from these surface and upper level features contributing to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms containing heavy rain...
Flash Flood — Nov 24, 2025
A mature linear thunderstorm complex developed across the Middle Red River Valley on November 24th and extended from Southwest Arkansas south-southwestward into East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. This thunderstorm complex was slow in its forward propagation eastward while producing areas of 0.5-1 inch/hour rain rates. An outflow boundary from this activity also extended farther westward from L...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Caddo Parish, Louisiana that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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