Enter any address in Iberville Parish, Louisiana to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from slow-moving storms is a significant flood hazard in Iberville Parish County, as evidenced by 10 flash flood events recorded by NOAA in the last 30 years. For example, on April 24, 2025, remnant storm systems caused significant flash flooding in areas like Plaquemine, rendering streets impassable and leading to water entering some buildings. Tropical storms and hurricanes also contribute to flood risk, with events like Hurricane Francine on September 11, 2024, bringing torrential rainfall and storm surge.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data shows that properties in Zone A have experienced the highest number of claims (296), with an average payout of $18,686 and an average water depth of 2.3 feet. Properties in Zone V have seen the deepest average water levels at 5.0 feet, with 14 claims. Homeowners in Zone A and Zone V, as well as those in lower-lying areas or without a home elevated to the Base Flood Elevation (BFE), should pay particular attention to flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
20 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Iberville Parish, Louisiana has recorded 28 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 10 flash floods and 6 river or area floods. The county has received 47 federal disaster declarations, 15 of which involved flooding or coastal storms. Enter any address above to check its FEMA flood zone designation.
FEMA Disaster Declarations (1965–2026)
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
| Declaration | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Francine | Hurricane | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Hurricane Francine | Hurricane | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Tropical Storm Nicholas | Coastal Storm | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | Flood | May 17, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Severe Winter Storms | Severe Ice Storm | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2020 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Apr 24, 2025 | 4.00K |
| Flash Flood | Apr 24, 2025 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Sep 11, 2024 | 5.00K |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | Aug 29, 2021 | 10.00M |
| Flash Flood | May 17, 2021 | 0.00K |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 9, 2020 | 10.00M |
| Tropical Storm | Jul 13, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | May 9, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 15, 2016 | 6.47M |
| Flash Flood | Apr 14, 2015 | 0.00K |
Flash Flood — Apr 24, 2025
On the morning of April 24th, a remnant mesoscale convective vortex (MCV) that originated off the southeast Texas coast drifted along the northern Gulf and eventually stalled near the Baton Rouge metro area. The first storms developed on the west side of the Mississippi River over Addis, Brusly, and Plaquemine, where slow-moving and training cells led to significant flash flooding, rendering ma...
Tropical Storm — Sep 11, 2024
Hurricane Francine formed as a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico on September 9, 2024, and intensified into a Category 2 hurricane before making landfall near Houma, Louisiana, on the morning of September 11. With sustained winds of 100 mph and gusts peaking at 105 mph, Francine brought widespread damage to southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi. A storm surge of 6-9 feet inundated ...
Hurricane (Typhoon) — Aug 29, 2021
The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, Ida originated from a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on August 23rd. On August 26th, the wave developed into a tropical depression, which organized further and became Tropical Storm Ida later that day, near Grand Cayman. On a northwestward track, Ida intensified into a hurricane on Aug...
Flash Flood — May 17, 2021
In the overnight hours on May 17th into the early morning on May 18th, a cluster of slow moving severe thunderstorms associated with a weak mid-level disturbance drifted east across southeastern Louisiana. Ample overnight instability and weak steering flow resulted in damaging wind gusts, flash flooding and a few isolated weak tornadoes.
Tropical Storm — Oct 9, 2020
Delta first developed into a tropical depression in the Caribbean just south of Jamaica on the afternoon of October 4th. As it tracked across the western Caribbean, it rapidly intensified into a Category 4 hurricane. In fact, intensifying from tropical depression to Category strength in 40 hours is the fastest rate of intensification of any storm on record in the Atlantic Basin. Delta quickly w...
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
Source: OpenFEMA NFIP Individual Claims (2.25M records analyzed).
FEMA assigns flood zone designations to areas in Iberville Parish, Louisiana:
AE High Risk — 1% annual chance of flooding. Insurance required.
VE Very High Risk — Coastal flooding with wave action.
X (Shaded) Moderate Risk — 500-year floodplain.
X Low Risk — Outside major floodplains.
Properties in Iberville Parish, Louisiana that are in FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (zones A and V) with federally backed mortgages are required to carry flood insurance.
Even outside high-risk zones, flood insurance is recommended. From 2014 to 2024, nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area.
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