“Exceptional” rains fall across parts of Louisiana by Steph Ball
Parts of Louisiana are slowly returning to normality after torrential rains hit the area early this week.
A slow-moving area of low pressure was responsible for the stormy weather, bringing exceptional rain to northern parts in particular, as well as some strong winds.
One of the hardest hit areas was Grayson, a town in north-central Louisiana’s Caldwell Parish, which totted up around 17inches of rainfall in a period from Sunday evening to Tuesday morning. Authorities here, believe it to be the highest rainfall achieved from a single storm since Tropical Storm Allison in 1989.
Residents described the rain as monsoon-like and said that the flood waters had risen to waist height, flooding many homes and businesses. It is thought that recent dry weather and extensive road construction in the area had contributed to the flooding.
Although much of the water had receded during Tuesday, further storms forecast through Wednesday and today have sparked renewed flood warnings for parts of Louisiana.
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