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Flash Flood — Lincoln, LA

May 18, 2015

Excessive heavy rainfall was widespread across Northern Louisiana during the morning hours of May 18th. This convection developed from an upper level disturbance that moved into the region from Central Texas. Moisture was plentiful across the region as the upper level flow was from the southwest. This allowed the disturbance to tap moisture from not only the Eastern Pacific but also the Gulf of Mexico. These storms trained across the same general area resulting in some impressive rainfall to

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 567153). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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