Tropical system dumps heavy amounts of rain on Ville Platte, parish
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Pictured is a flooded intersection of East Main Street and LaTour Street across from Sacred Heart High School on Thursday evening. The flooding was caused by 6 to 8.5 inches of rain that fell on the area from Tropical Storm Nicholas. (Photo courtesy of Suzy Lemoine)
As the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicholas stalled over southwest Louisiana, it caused strong thunderstorms that impacted portions of Evangeline, northern Acadia, central St. Landry, and east central Allen Parishes over a two-day period.
Communities impacted, according to the National Weather Service, were Opelousas, Eunice, Ville Platte, Church Point, Mamou, Basile, Iota, Turkey Creek, Pine…
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