May 27, 2016
The second complex of showers and embedded thunderstorms in two days moved across East Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the morning and afternoon hours on May 27th, bringing about widespread rains to the region. This complex developed well ahead of a closed upper level low pressure system over the Southern Rockies, which spread slowly east in the broad southwest flow aloft extending into the Lower Mississippi Valley. As it interacted with moderate instability and stronger sh
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 627289). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in San Augustine County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.