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Flash Flood — East Carroll, LA

Apr 14, 2014

A complex weather setup developed as a potent storm system combined with deep moisture and a old outflow boundary to bring multiple rounds of rain and some severe weather. Heavy rainfall, some amounts over 4 inches, occurred during this event and combined with saturated soils to produce flash flooding. As for severe weather, some of the stronger storms produced scattered wind damage.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 507713). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for East Carroll, LA

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

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