100
Recorded events
3
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$723.5M
Property damage
Flash Flood in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana: 100 recorded events between 1997 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #166 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in East Baton Rouge Parish is the 2020s, when 74 of the county's 100 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the East Baton Rouge Parish archive, flash flood makes up 15.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #166 for this hazard and #7 within Louisiana, putting it in the 94.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flash flood in East Baton Rouge Parish with 16 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2021 | WESTMINSTER | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 6, 2019 | ALSEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | $750K |
| Aug 12, 2016 | BAYWOOD | 0 | 1 | 0 | $722.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | JONES CREEK | — | $0 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | MAGNOLIA WOODS | — | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | UNIVERSITY | — | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | UNIVERSITY | — | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | UNIVERSITY | — | $0 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | UNIVERSITY | — | $0 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | ESSEN | — | $10K |
| Jan 10, 2026 | ZACHARY | — | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | FOREMAN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2025 | ESSEN | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from East Baton Rouge Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 295
- Hail 110
- Lightning 57
- Tornado 46
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Twenty to thirty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in East Baton Rouge Parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded. Additional details of the river flooding can be found in the flood report for the parish. As floodwaters rose, hundreds of high water rescues were necessary across the parish. Portions of interstates 10 and 110 were closed due to water crossing the roadway during the flash flooding. In all, approximately 25,000 homes and hundreds of additional businesses suffered various degrees of flooding, though it's difficult to determine how many were due to initial flash flooding and how many were due to subsequent river flooding. During the flash flooding, a 68 year old man drowned when he slipped into a drainage ditch trying to escape his home in Zachary, LA Friday morning.
Heavy rainfall of 4 to 7 inches occurred across the Baton Rouge metro area producing widespread flooding of streets and some buildings. A number of roadway underpasses were flooded with cars trapped or flooded. One fatality, a 37 year old man, occurred at the entrance ramp at Chippewa and Interstate 110 when the victims car was trapped in rising floodwaters. Emergency management officials estimated that around 145 vehicles were flooded and 11 parish buildings had minor flooding.
Significant and deep street street flooding was reported by the public, state transportation agency and social media in various parts of Baton Rouge including the following streets: North Street, College Drive, Sherwood Forest Blvd, Goodwood Drive, and Perkins Road.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana?
100 flash flood events are recorded in East Baton Rouge Parish between 1997 and 2026, causing 3 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in East Baton Rouge Parish?
The strongest flash flood on record in East Baton Rouge Parish measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for East Baton Rouge Parish come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/east-baton-rouge-parish/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.