For three days, heavy rain pelted Acadiana in bands. By the time the last raindrops pulled away Thursday afternoon, some locations had picked up over a foot! Above you see the estimated rainfall totals from Doppler radar. The highest ground-truth report is from a rain gauge in Eunice, where 12.25″ had fallen by 8 AM. The pink-shaded area represents 9-10″, while the purple-shaded area represents 10-12″ and the white-shaded areas indicate 12″ +. In addition to the heavy rain, we saw a brief, isolated tornado strike Breaux Bridge around 5:30 AM. Below you can see the details. More heavy rain is possible on Sunday.
