BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Ten years after the Great Flood of 2016, the water is gone, but for many Baton Rouge area survivors, the memories never left.
Timeline of the Great Flood of 2016:
- Thursday, Aug. 11: Concern grew as forecasts highlighted the potential for excessive rainfall across South Louisiana.
- Friday, Aug. 12: Thunderstorms developed, repeatedly tracking across the same areas. Rain totals climbed over the hours. Flash flood warnings multiplied. Rivers and bayous started rising. By nighttime, communities received more rain in hours than typically seen in a month.
- Saturday, Aug. 13: Rivers started rising to high levels across the region. Amite and Comite river basins took on an extraordinary amount of runoff. The Amite River rose to 46.2 feet. Comite, Tickfaw, and Tangipahoa rivers saw record flooding. Roads disappeared beneath floodwaters, and thousands of people were trapped in their homes. Livingston Parish experienced catastrophic flooding.
- Sunday, Aug. 14: Flooding wasn’t over as it spread into part of Ascension Parish.
Thirteen people died, and 30,000 people were rescued. An estimated $10 to $15 billion in damage was reported after tens of thousands of homes and businesses flooded.
Louisiana First News’ “The Storm Without a Name” special will air at 11:30 a.m. on WVLA and 4 p.m. on WGMB on Sunday, Aug. 16.
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