Mar 11, 1999
Over eight inches of rain fell in a few hours, resulting in severe flooding across Abbeville. More than 50 homes and businesses reported water enter them in Abbeville, Erath, and Kaplan. The water rose as much as two feet in 33 of these homes. Several roads were flooded, including LA 14 in Grosse Isle, LA 82 south of Abbeville, the intersection of 696 and 343 in Meaux, LA 693 near Perry, and dozens of secondary roads and city streets.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5692688). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Vermilion County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.