Enter any address in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana to see its FEMA flood zone
Flash flooding from intense rainfall events is the most frequent type of flooding in Pointe Coupee Parish, with 16 such events recorded in the last 30 years. Recent examples include significant rainfall in January 2024, where atmospheric moisture levels contributed to widespread showers and thunderstorms. In addition to flash floods, the parish has also experienced impacts from tropical systems, including Hurricane Ida in August 2021 and Tropical Storm Delta in October 2020.
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) data indicates that properties in Zone A have experienced the highest number of claims, with an average water depth of 8.3 feet. Properties in Zone X, though fewer in number, have seen higher average payouts, suggesting substantial damage. Homeowners in Zone A, as well as those in Zone X and Zone X_SHADED, should pay particular attention to their flood risk.
Summary generated from NOAA storm narratives and NFIP claim data for this county. Not predictive.
18 NOAA storm reports from this county describe what happened, in the words of the meteorologists who were there.
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana has recorded 30 flood-related events since 1996 according to NOAA's Storm Events Database, including 16 flash floods and 4 river or area floods. The county has received 46 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 |
| Tropical Storm Nicholas | Coastal Storm | Sep 12, 2021 |
| Hurricane Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 2021 |
| Tropical Storm Ida | Hurricane | Aug 26, 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 |
| Tropical Storm Zeta | Hurricane | Oct 26, 2020 |
| Hurricane Delta | Hurricane | Oct 6, 2020 |
NOAA Storm Events Database (1996–2025)
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database.
| Type | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jan 24, 2024 | 500.00K |
| Flash Flood | Jan 24, 2024 | 0.00K |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | Aug 29, 2021 | 10.00M |
| Tropical Storm | Oct 9, 2020 | 10.00M |
| Tropical Storm | Jul 13, 2019 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 22, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flash Flood | Oct 21, 2017 | 0.00K |
| Flood | Aug 13, 2016 | 4.85M |
| Flash Flood | Aug 12, 2016 | 11.30M |
| Flash Flood | Apr 14, 2013 | 20.00K |
Flash Flood — Jan 24, 2024
For the second time in January, near record atmospheric levels of moisture, for January, was in place across southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana. Low level convergence aided in the formation of a weak stalled frontal boundary, which became the focus for widespread showers and thunderstorms. Strong diffluence aloft from an approaching upper level jet enhanced storms that did develop. Th...
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...
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...
Tropical Storm — Jul 13, 2019
Hurricane Barry initially developed from a disturbance that moved from Georgia southwest to the northeast Gulf of Mexico on July 8-9, 2019. The weak low pressure system continued to move west-southwest and strengthen, and was eventually classified as Tropical Storm Barry on the morning of July 11th, 95 miles south southeast of the Mouth of the Mississippi River.||Barry continued to move slowly ...
Flash Flood — Oct 22, 2017
A pre-frontal trough of low pressure triggered the development of slow moving thunderstorms near the Atchafalaya River basin during the late evening hours of the 21st and the early morning hours of the 22nd. This produced very heavy rainfall and some flooding in the basin.||The trailing cold front produced another band of showers and thunderstorms during the morning hours of the 22nd. This fron...
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 Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee 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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