Jun 19, 2021
A tropical wave meandered in the Bay of Campeche for a few days in mid June before slowly tracking northeastward towards the Louisiana coastline. It actually didn't attain tropical storm status until after it made landfall in Terrebonne Parish on the early morning of June 19th. The generally weaker nature of the storm meant that wind and surge were the lesser of impacts. However, a band of very heavy rainfall developed on the east side of the storm and brought several inches to upwards of one fo
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 969010). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Pearl River County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.