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A map of radar-estimated rainfall accumulations across Louisiana between August 9 and 16, 2016; areas shaded in white indicate accumulations in excess of 20 in (510 mm). Early on August 11, a mesoscale convective system flared up in southern Louisiana around a weak area of low pressure that was situated next to an outflow boundary.
In August 2016, prolonged rainfall from an unpredictable storm resulted in catastrophic flooding in Louisiana. Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards called the disaster a "historic, unprecedented flooding event" and declared a state of emergency. Many rivers and waterways, particularly the Amite and Comite rivers, reached record levels, and ...
Volunteers from every state descended on flood-stricken Louisiana Wednesday to assist relief efforts for the nation's worst disaster since Superstorm Sandy.
Floods in Louisiana have killed at least 13 and displaced tens of thousand -- and the National Weather Service warned Thursday there could be more floods. 'It turns your heart upside down ...
The flood stage is 24 ft, but reached 33.24 ft on March 10, 2016, which was 9.24 ft above flood stage. [37] A group of Texas residents who suffered damage in the flooding met March 17, 2016, to discuss a class-action suit against the Sabine River Authority (SRA), based on their belief that it had mismanaged water release.
More than 20,000 people have been rescued after floods in Louisiana, and officials warned Sunday that even though the rain had subsided, dangers loomed. Louisiana flooding: At least 4 dead, 20,000 ...
The Bonnet Carré Spillway / ˈ b ɒ n iː ˈ k ɛr iː / is a flood control operation in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, about 12 miles (19 km) west of New Orleans, it allows floodwaters from the Mississippi River to flow into Lake Pontchartrain and thence into the Gulf of Mexico.
The GOP presidential candidate and Indiana Governor Mike Pence were planning to meet with families in the flood-hit areas, according to Fox News. Trump, Pence to visit flooded Louisiana to survey ...