42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$310K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Union Parish, Louisiana: 42 recorded events between 1996 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #779 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Union Parish, Louisiana: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Union Parish is the 2010s, when 18 of the county's 42 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 Union Parish archive, flash flood makes up 6.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #779 for this hazard and #18 within Louisiana, putting it in the 74.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Mar is the peak month for flash flood in Union Parish with 9 recorded events, while Nov 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | FARMERVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | FARMERVILLE ARPT | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | FARMERVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | FARMERVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 11, 2020 | CANBEAL | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 10, 2020 | MARION | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2019 | RANDOLPH | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | SPENCER | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | BAYOU D ARBONNE LAKE | 0 | $0 |
| Apr 7, 2019 | FARMERVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Union Parish
- Thunderstorm Wind 331
- Hail 191
- Tornado 57
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
High water was reported across Hwy. 167 in Bernice, Louisiana. Flash floods forced Louisiana 22 South inside the city limits to close along with Railroad Avenue and streets around D'Arbonne Woods Charter School. The school had some minor water damage. Also closed were Louisiana 549 seven miles north of the junction of Louisiana 348 and Louisiana 828.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Union Parish, Louisiana?
42 flash flood events are recorded in Union Parish between 1996 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Union Parish?
The strongest flash flood on record in Union Parish measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Union 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 Union Parish, Louisiana.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/louisiana/union-parish/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.