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Flash Flood — Winn, LA

Aug 31, 2017

Tropical Storm Harvey emerged back over the Northwest Gulf of Mexico during the morning hours of August 28th, and intensified slightly as drifted northwest just off the Southeast Texas coast, eventually making a 3rd landfall near Cameron, Louisiana during the early morning hours of August 30th. After Harvey made landfall in far Southwest Louisiana during the early morning hours of August 30th, the more concentrated bands of heavy rain were concentrated on the northwest side of the center, which

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 711555). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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