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Flash Flood — Calcasieu, LA

Oct 26, 2009

Property Damage
$500K
Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

A cold front moving slowly eastward across southern Louisiana brought widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall to the entire area. This heavy rainfall caused considerable flash flooding around the Lake Charles area during the evening and overnight hours on October 26th, with flooding continuing into October 27th.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 200135). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Calcasieu, LA

This event is one of many recorded floods in Calcasieu County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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