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At least three people were dead after a foot of rain fell in Lake Charles and 10 inches in Baton Rouge, officials said. More rain is forecast. Flooding from Louisiana storms turns deadly [Video]
At least four people are dead after powerful storms tore through the waterlogged and storm-weary South. More storms in the coming days will raise the risk once again of flash flooding, damaging ...
At least two people died as severe weather hit Louisiana overnight, ... footage uploaded to social media showed flash flooding making driving hazardous in Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, ...
Many teachers' homes flooded, with 4,000 staff members' homes in Baker sustaining damage and another 2,000 in East Baton Rouge Parish. [51] East Baton Rouge Parish schools announced they won't open back up until September 6, 25 days after school was originally canceled for the floods on August 12, the third day of school. [52]
Major river flooding occurs in Amite River and Comite River, which experience their highest water levels since 1983. Homes are destroyed and swept away by flooding across the state. [10] In Zachary, a man is killed after a tornado knocks a tree onto his truck. [1] Damages from Tropical Storm Allison in Louisiana alone total to $65 million. [11]
The United States Army Corps of Engineers stated that an area in Louisiana between Simmesport and Baton Rouge was expected to be inundated with 20–30 feet (6.1–9.1 m) of water. [14] Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and many other river towns were threatened, [15] [16] but officials stressed that they should be able to avoid catastrophic flooding. [17]
Dangerous flash flooding is possible across Louisiana and Mississippi on Wednesday as 2 to 5 inches of rain is expected to fall across the region.
According to National Weather Service in Juneau, December 1, 2020, was a recording-breaking day. A single-day rainfall caused flooding and landslides in the region. Around 2,000 people lived in the area. Four houses were destroyed, and two people died. The U.S. Coast Guard sent a helicopter and boat to the location for avoiding further damages ...