Significant Weather Events

Lake Effect Snow through Friday; Heavy Rain, Thunderstorms and Mountain Snow in California

Periods of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue through Friday downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario. Several additional inches of accumulating snow are expected. A Pacific storm will bring heavy rain and mountain snow across California, the Southwest and Intermountain West today. Isolated severe thunderstorms and scattered flash flooding is possible across parts of southern California. Read More >

May 1953 Flood

A series of rain events produced widespread heavy rainfall across the region with the highest amounts of 14 to 25 inches noted across Central Louisiana. This occurred on top of what was already a wet year. The result was the worst flooding on record at several of the gauging stations in Southwest and Central Louisiana.

Historical crests on area rivers
courtesy NWS AHPS

Flood State (ft)

Body of water

Location

Crest (ft)

Date

Minor

Major

All-time

Calcasieu R.

Glenmora

21.55

5/19/53

record

Calcasieu R.

Oakdale

22.62

5/19/53

record

Calcasieu R.

Oberlin

26.53

5/19/53

record

Calcasieu R.

Kinder

32.00

5/19/53

record

Calcasieu R.

Old Town Bay

16.10

5/21/53

record

Whisky Chitto C.

Mittie

32.80

5/18/53

record

B. Nezpique

Basile

34.39

5/20/53

record

B. Des Cannes

Eunice

22.36

5/20/53

record

B. Cocodrie

Clearwater

26.72

5/18/53

record

Mermentau R.

Mermentau

13.36

5/23/53

2nd

Sabine R.

Bon Weir

38.70

5/19/53

4th

Sabine R.

Deweyville

29.98

5/22/53

3rd

Neches R.

Town Bluff

82.85

5/21/53

3rd

Neches R.

Evadale

22.53

5/24/53

4th