Dec 1, 2023
A deepening surface low formed across the ArkLaTex region in the early morning hours on December 1st. In the warm sector of the low, thunderstorms formed along a convergent axis almost parallel to the upper-level flow, which caused training to occur over an urban area (Baton Rouge). That same batch of convection eventually cold-pooled out and raced east when a bowing segment produced a very brief tornado in Pearl River county, aided by a surging rear-inflow jet. After that convection exited the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1153148). 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.