Flood Protection

Terrebonne Parish Flood History

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Flooding is the second most prevalent hazard event type recorded by the National Climactic Data Center (NCDC) in Terrebonne Parish. In the last 50 years, the NCDC recorded 23 flood events. The parish experiences stormwater, storm surge, riverine, and backwater flooding.

The table below details the flood events in Terrebonne Parish from 1996 to 2012.

Date	Type	Property Damage	Rainfall
10/5/1996	Coastal Flood	N/A	N/A
2/12/1997	Flood	N/A	N/A
4/5/1997	Coastal Flood	N/A	N/A
9/10/1997	Flood	N/A	N/A
1/6/1998	Flash Flood	$35,000	4-9"
9/12/1998	Storm Surge/Tide	N/A	N/A
6/26/1999	Flash Flood	$500,000	3-10"
6/6/2001	Flash Flood	$500,000	11-23"
6/6/2001	Flash Flood	$75,000	11-23"
6/10/2001	Flash Flood	$250,000	11-23"
6/30/2003	Storm Surge/Tide	$1,000,000	5-10"
9/15/2004	Storm Surge/Tide	$5,000	N/A
9/22/2004	Storm Surge/Tide	$5,000	N/A
10/9/2004	Flash Flood	$50,000	N/A
10/9/2004	Storm Surge/Tide	$18,00	N/A
9/23/2005	Storm Surge/Tide	$138,240,000	1-2"
9/23/2005	Storm Surge/Tide	$34,560,000	1-2"
10/16/2006	Coastal Flood	N/A	1-2"
12/21/2006	Heavy Rain	N/A	1-6"
10/22/2007	Flash Flood	N/A	3-10"
5/22/2008	Flash Flood	N/A	1-5"
8/3/2008	Storm Surge/Tide	N/A	1-4"
8/17/2008	Flash Flood	N/A	1-3"
9/1/2008	Storm Surge/Tide	$9,400,000	1-5"
9/11/2008	Storm Surge/Tide	$100,000,000	1"
3/27/2009	Flash Flood	N/A	1-8"
12/14/2009	Flash Flood	N/A	1"
5/1/2010	Coastal Flood	N/A	N/A
7/18/2011	Flash Flood	N/A	1-3"
9/2/2011	Storm Surge/Tide	$45,000	1-2"
9/4/2011	Flash Flood	$25,000	1-4"
3/23/2012	Flash Flood	N/A	1-3"
7/20/2012	Flash Flood	$10,000	1-4"
8/28/2012	Storm Surge/Tide	$10,000,000	< 1"
8/28/2012	Storm Surge/Tide	$1,000,000	< 1"

Source:NCDC

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