4 Dead, Thousands Evacuated as Historic Flooding Swamps Louisiana

[TygrBright]

Source: The Weather Channel

Four people have been killed and at least 3,500 homes have been evacuated as widespread flooding bears down on parts of the South.

Rivers quickly rose near record flood stages and homes were submerged in what the National Weather Service in Shreveport, Louisiana, is calling a historic flash flooding event. The rainfall is expected to persist in many areas on Thursday. More than 20 inches of rain have fallen in the hardest-hit places.

Louisiana

Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for several parishes and sent the National Guard to help with water rescues. In Bossier Parish, shocking images of nearly submerged homes surfaced Tuesday morning.

Wow. The flooding in Bossier Parish, LA. is extreme and devastating - water up to rooftops. @CBSThisMorning pic.twitter.com/1IquXSYOhM

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) March 9, 2016

Read more: https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/southern-flooding-severe-weather-news

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There appears to be little or no major media coverage of this unfolding lethal disaster, of the disruption of thousands of homes and millions of lives, of the responses of state, local, and federal governments, or of the needs for preparation, awareness, and assistance.

What is distracting them, I wonder.

grimly,
Bright

[inanna]

1. Thanks for posting.

Would not have known this if not for your post.

This is just god awful.

[TygrBright]

2. Yes, it is. And it's happening now, and getting worse over the next 48-72 hours.

What I can't understand is where all the attention is going.

Normally, extreme and lethal weather-related events trigger the opposite: the 'run in circles scream and shout' apocalyptic media frenzy.

WHY are we not hearing more of what's needed to know?

This will resonate a long time.

attentively,
Bright

[Warpy]

4. That rain band is moving really, really slowly

If something would come along to kick it out of there, it wouldn't be nearly as bad. If nothing does, the rest of the deep south will experience the same sort of flooding.

[kentauros]

20. DUer malaise

has posted at least a couple of threads in GD in the past couple of days about the weather down here:

That is some serious weather in Texas right now and it is moving East
Tue Mar 8, 2016, 07:20 AM

State of Emergency in Louisiana
Wed Mar 9, 2016, 05:39 PM

Sure, he could have posted stories in LBN, but I know blogs aren't normally approved as news sources here.

Still, if you want to keep up on what's happening for weather- and climate change-related stories, you can't go wrong with "Wunderblog", the section of Weather Underground for News & Blogs. Specifically, Dr. Jeff Masters

[jpak]

3. kick

n/t

[uppityperson]

5. K&r, thanks for posting as this is news to many of us. Here's some NOLA links

Lots of photos
http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/03/shreveport_underwater_flood_im.html#incart_big-photo

Live updates
http://www.nola.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/03/severe_storm_updates_new_orlea.html#incart_river_home_pop

[inanna]

6. Really feeling the need to donate. n/t

[onethatcares]

7. dayam those folks in the parks are gonna

have nothing when it recedes. Then they'll vote for another Jindall

[valerief]

8. Well, we mustn't rush to blame fossil fuels. It's more likely gawd hates those people.

It's really horrendous what's happening.

[Solly Mack]

9. We're flooded. Some roads are closed because of flooding, and many yards have standing water.

The little creek behind my house is inching up to my yard. The creek is downhill from me. The runoff from my yard is feeding the creek along with the steady rain. There are places where the rain has created gullies and the water is rapidly moving, taking the soil with it. Those gullies are getting larger and larger. All of it running into the creek.

We're keeping watch but it can happen quickly.

I'm in SW LA.

[TygrBright]

10. Yes, it can happen quickly, Solly Mack. Stay alert, stay safe.

This one doesn't look like it's going anywhere.

concernedly,
Bright

[Solly Mack]

13. We are. Thanks!

[haele]

11. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best...

Is your house in danger of falling into the creek or getting caught in a flash flood by higher elevation run-off? If not, perhaps pack everything up as waterproofed as possible with plastic bags and packing tape, and put them up high or in the attic in case of flooding. If not - I guess getting a boat is a bit late.

It would be nice if someone would come up with a pack-away product that can quickly and easily become a strong, sealable waterproof light-weight crate for valuables and important documents that can be easily packed in a car or storm cellar in the case of tornado, hurricane or flood.

Good luck, and I hope the creek doesn't rise too much.

Haele

[Solly Mack]

15. We sit on a hill.

We're doing better than many. As long as the creek doesn't get too high, we should be OK.

That is a good idea about the crate. Especially for floods.


Thanks, Haele.

[Cavallo]

12. Good luck to you. Glad the creek is down hill to give you leeway. Stay safe and get out soon if you

believe it can become dangerous.

[Solly Mack]

16. Thank you, Cavallo.

I already have a bag packed and the dog's travel crates ready to go. Just in case.

[Skittles]

17. keep a collar and tags on the dog too

STAY SAFE SOLLY MACK! We hare here for you.

[Solly Mack]

18. Thanks, Skittles! I am.

[bvar22]

14. In West-Central Arkansas, we are in the same rain system ,

but live at a higher elevation than Bossier City/Shreveport, though it is only a short drive from here.

Ironically, I know several families that moved to the Shreveport area after Katrina flooded them out of New Orleans.

The rain has been heavy for days.
Rain predicted to continue for the next few days.

[montana_hazeleyes]

19. Thanks for this thread.

I knew nothing about this. Stay safe Solly Mack. I have several people in La and been checking on them.