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Flash Flood — La Salle, LA

Nov 9, 2024

An upper trough slowly shifted east across the Central and Southern Plains on November 9th, behind a nearly stationary frontal boundary that extended from portions of Southeast Texas into Central and Northeast Louisiana. While the forcing ahead of the trough and along the front resulted in numerous showers and thunderstorms which moved repeatedly over the same areas of Central and Southwest Louisiana, additional moisture streamed northeast from Tropical Storm Rafael over the Central Gulf of Mexi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1223845). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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