Enter any address in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from severe thunderstorms is the most frequent flood event in Lincoln Parish County, with 31 occurrences recorded over the last 30 years. This includes events such as the flash flood on May 30, 2024, and another on April 7, 2019, which brought heavy rainfall and severe weather. Tropical storms and hurricanes have also impacted the area, with notable events including Hurricane Laura in August 2020 and Hurricane Delta in October 2020, which brought significant wind and rain.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims data indicates that properties in Zone A experience the highest average payouts and water depths, with an average claim of $14,482 and 2.2 feet of water. Properties in Zone X_UNSHADED also show substantial payouts, averaging $10,329 with 1.0 foot of water. Homeowners in Zone A, Zone X_UNSHADED, and any properties without a confirmed Base Flood Elevation (BFE) should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
17 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana has recorded 37 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 31 flash floods and 1 river or area floods. The county has received 35 federal disaster declarations, 5 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 | May 30, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Aug 27, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 9, 2020 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 13, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 7, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Jan 4, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 22, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Feb 21, 2018 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 30, 2016 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Mar 9, 2016 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — May 30, 2024
Remnants of a pre-dawn mesoscale convective system (MCS) that developed over the southern High Plains propagated downstream into the Ark-La-Tex region during the evening hours on May 30th. Diurnal heating and weak convective inhibition allowed for renewed development of severe thunderstorms along the leading edge of this long-lived MCS. Surface temperatures warmed into the 80s ahead of this con...
Tropical Storm — Aug 27, 2020
Major Hurricane Laura tracked north northwest across the Central and Northern Gulf of Mexico from the Central Carribean Sea near Cuba, making landfall in Southwest Louisiana near Cameron around 1 am on August 27th as a strong Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 150 mph, and a minimum central pressure of 938 mb. Laura remained a hurricane as it tracked north across Southwest a...
Tropical Storm — Oct 9, 2020
Hurricane Delta tracked north northwest across the Western Carribean Sea as a major hurricane, having rapidly strengthened from a tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane in just over 36 hours, the fastest intensification rate on record. Delta made its first landfall across the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun on October 7th, before tracking north and making a second landfall near Creole, Lou...
Flash Flood — Apr 13, 2019
A strong upper level trough entered the Southern Plains during the afternoon hours of April 12th, which allowed southerly low level winds to gradually return warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico north into East Texas and North Louisiana. An upper level disturbance ejecting northeast ahead of the trough across portions of East Texas and North Louisiana during the early morning hours of Apr...
Flash Flood — Apr 7, 2019
A warm front mixed north across portions of Deep East Texas to near the Louisiana/Arkansas border during the early morning hours of April 7th, but steep lapse rates aloft and a shortwave trough which ejected northeast over Northeast Texas, North Louisiana, and Southern Arkansas enhanced the development of scattered elevated strong to severe thunderstorms across portions of North Louisiana near ...
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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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