Accuweather.com - Meghan Evans, 5/11/13
Flooding occurred in Baton Rouge, La., early Friday morning as severe storms unleashed heavy rain over a short amount of time.
A line of violent thunderstorms hammered southern Louisiana early Friday morning, unleashing several inches of rain over the course of a couple of hours, damaging wind gusts and large hail.
More than half a foot of rain deluged some communities in southern Louisiana. Sulphur, La., was inundated by 7.83 inches of rain over the 24-hour period ending at 1:30 p.m. CDT Friday.
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