Aug 29, 2012
Hurricane Issac made landfall in Southeast sections of Louisiana, however tropical storm conditions were felt well to the west of the center. No injuries or deaths were reported. Scattered power outages and downed trees occurred. As the system lifted north of the area flash flooding occurred in Rapides Parish as rain bands sat over the same location. The highest surge occurred at Amerada Pass were a storm tide rose to 3.46 feet resulting in a surge of 2.18 feet. Tides were actually pushed out at
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 408468). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Avoyelles County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.