Aug 15, 2024
A fairly typical summertime upper level pattern was in place with strong high pressure centered well west of the local area. That put southern Louisiana on the eastern periphery of this ridge in a region of northwestern upper level flow. That setup is often conducive for strong to severe thunderstorm development and what took place on August 15th. Thunderstorms initially developed in central Mississippi early afternoon. As the storms traveled southwestward, they moved into an environment with am
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1213310). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Livingston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.