Jul 17, 1997
A tropical depression in the northwest Gulf of Mexico was classified as Tropical Storm Danny during the morning of July 17th. Danny drifted slowly north during the day and northeast during the evening hours. Danny was classified as a minimal hurricane during the early morning hours of July 18 as it approached lower Plaquemines Parish. Hurricane Danny crossed lower Plaquemines parish during the early morning hours before moving slowly northeast across Chandeleur and Breton Sounds toward Mobile B
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5611736). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lower Jefferson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.