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Flash Flood — Lafourche, LA

Oct 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north. Matthew made landfall as minimal tropical storm along the south central Louisiana coast near Cocodrie on October 10 and weakened to a tropical depression shortly after moving inland. Matthew continued north and moved across southeast Louisiana and southw

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5431107). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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