Sep 1, 2008
Hurricane Gustav moved northwestward into the southeast Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 1st. The storm continued a steady northwestward motion into east central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of September 1st. The storm was downgraded to a tropical storm just before entering east central Louisiana during the late evening hours of September 1st. As the storm continued to move to the northwest...tropical storm force winds affected much of
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 135293). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in De Soto County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.