Sep 5, 2011
Tropical Depression 13 formed on the evening of September 1, 2011 about 225 miles southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph. The depression moved very slowly, around 2 mph, across northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico. Through mid day on the 2nd, Tropical Depression 13 remained mostly stationary over the northern Gulf of Mexico, drenching Louisiana with several inches of rain. Around 1 pm on the 2nd, the depression was found to have strengthened to
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 340185). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Winston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.