Oct 9, 2020
Hurricane Delta made landfall along the southwest Louisiana Gulf Coast around 5:00 p.m. CDT on October 9th and moved to the northeast across portions of central and northeast Louisiana. The hurricane produced widespread wind damage and flooding heavy rainfall as it moved inland and weakened. Scattered roads and highways in the region were flooded over or washed out by flash flooding, and 15 homes around Jonesville took on floodwaters with residents having to be rescued. The heavy rains saturated
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 924239). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Madison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.