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Flash Flood — Beauregard, LA

Jan 6, 1998

Property Damage
$100K

Extreme flooding occurred across Beauregard Parish, especially in the DeRidder area. Doppler radar estimated six inches of rain fell between DeRidder, Singer, and Fields. Sheriff deputies reported that 90 percent of the parish roads were under water at some time during the evening. Nearly every major highway in the parish was closed and barricaded at one time. Around ten homes received flood waters in them in the DeRidder area. One family had to be evacuated.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5628809). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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