Sep 15, 2004
Hurricane Ivan moved steadily northward across the north central Gulf of Mexico on September 15th before turning north-northeast and making landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane during the early morning of September 16th. Hurricane force winds affected the lower portion of Plaquemines Parish. The highest sustained wind recorded in southeast Louisiana was at the NOAA automated weather station at the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River with sustained winds of 72 knots (
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5432676). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Plaquemines County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.