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re: Lake Charles flooding

Posted on 5/17/21 at 11:39 pm to
Posted by bourbon_n_such
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Posted on 5/17/21 at 11:39 pm to
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May 1980 28 inches in 24 hrs which barely broke the record of the late 50's. Growth has been south in what used to be rice fields with marshes.


I remember that flood well. My dad wanted to go check on a friend and had me drive him in my truck. I had water breaking over the hood.
Posted by CitizenK
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Member since Aug 2019
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Posted on 5/18/21 at 8:30 am to
I helped my dad pull wet carpet out of my parents' home on 10th St. Since there was 1/4 inch still in the house, it was much easier once it got going on that skim of water.
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