Oct 2, 2002
Hurricane Lili, a major hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico, during the daylight hours of October 2, 2002 moved steadily northwest around 15 mph toward the Louisiana coast during the evening hour. The hurricane weakened rapidly to a Saffir Simpson Scale Category 1 Hurricane by the time it made landfall during the morning of October 3rd along the south central Louisiana coast. The hurricane continued to moved north northwest across south central Louisiana before turning northeast across the norther
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5322581). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in East Feliciana County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.