Aug 30, 2024
An upper level centered over Texas began driving moisture into the local area a couple days prior to this event. By the 30th, the atmospheric moisture content had reached values near the record for this time of year. Storms that developed in this environment were able to tap into this moisture to produce quite heavy rainfall and when combined with slow storm movement, produced flash flooding over New Orleans.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1213323). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orleans County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.