Apr 13, 2021
A wake low developed on the backside of a cluster of showers and thunderstorms racing south across southeast Louisiana. This drastically enhanced downdraft winds, producing long duration winds around tropical storm strength across the area with peak gusts as strong as a weak hurricane.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 954088). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in St. Charles County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.