May 19, 1997
Heavy rain occurred over the upper portion of St. Bernard Parish and the southeast corner of New Orleans. A National Weather Service Cooperative observer in Chalmette recorded 5.14 inches of rain during the afternoon and early evening. St. Bernard Parish emergency management reported much greater rainfall amounts in the Arabi area where several homes were flooded and many streets were impassable due to flooding. Adjacent areas of New Orleans had considerable street flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5602244). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Bernard County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.