Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Break Record for Longest River Flood Event Since 1927 on May 21

By Kyle Elliott, AccuWeather Meteorologist

Parts of the south-central United States hammered by severe weather and flash flooding this past week will face long-term river flooding through the rest of May and even into June. The caboose of the onslaught of severe weather and heavy rain came on Saturday into Sunday morning to areas from eastern Texas to Mississippi and Louisiana.