Jan 29, 2023
A surface pressure trough, which later turned into a stationary front, situated over the Gulf of Mexico slowly crept northward until it reached the I-12 corridor near Baton Rouge. There, with abundant moisture in place, heavy showers developed along it as the front as it stalled right over Baton Rouge. Heavy downpours from stationary showers and storms produced flash flooding throughout the Baton Rouge metro and its surrounding suburbs on the morning of the 29th. By late-afternoon, the showers a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1077657). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in East Baton Rouge County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.