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Louisiana Flood Stories

2,076 first-hand accounts of flood events in Louisiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood$400K damage

Catahoula, LA · Sep 3, 2008

Hurricane Gustav was the 2nd major hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It took shape as a tropical depression on the morning of August 25th just southeast of Haiti, and rapidly strengthened to hurricane status by the morning of August 26th.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$400K damage

Lower Jefferson, LA · Sep 27, 1998

Hurricane Georges, a strong Category 2, hurricane moved slowly northwest across the Gulf of Mexico toward southeast Louisiana on the September 26.

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Storm Surge/Tide$400K damage

Lower Jefferson, LA · 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.

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Tropical Storm$400K damage

Winn, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav moved northwestward into the southeast Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 1st. The storm continued a steady northwestward motion into east central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of September 1st.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$390K damage

Lower St. Bernard, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a major category 3 hurricane on August 31st after developing in the Caribbean Sea and moving across western Cuba.

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Flash Flood

Madison, LA · May 18, 2015

Daytime heating combined with a moist airmass to bring storms during the late afternoon and evening hours on the 17th. Storms continued in association to a mesoscale convective vortex late on the 17th into the early morning hours of the 18th, bringing wind damage to portions of…

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Storm Surge/Tide$144K damage

St. Charles, LA · Sep 2, 2011

The circulation around Tropical Storm Lee affected southeast Louisiana from late on September 2nd through September 4 with primarily onshore southeast and south wind flow.

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Tropical Storm$300K damage

De Soto, LA · Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.

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Tropical Storm$300K damage

Ouachita, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav moved northwestward into the southeast Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 1st. The storm continued a steady northwestward motion into east central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of September 1st.

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Tropical Storm$300K damage

Natchitoches, LA · Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.

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Tropical Storm$300K damage

Sabine, LA · Sep 13, 2008

Hurricane Ike came onshore across extreme southeast Texas during the late night hours of September 12th and the pre-dawn hours of September 13th.

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Flash Flood$1.5M damage

Catahoula, LA · Mar 9, 2011

A potent storm system combined with abundant moisture over the ArkLaMiss region to bring nearly 24 hours of showers and thunderstorms, beginning during the day March 8th and continuing through the early morning hours of March 9th.

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Flash Flood$15K damage

Franklin, LA · Feb 22, 2018

A cold front stalled across the western portions of the ArkLaMiss region. As the front remained stalled, several disturbances moved along it and brought heavy rainfall to the region.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$260K damage

St. Helena, LA · Sep 1, 2008

Hurricane Gustav emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a major category 3 hurricane on August 31st after developing in the Caribbean Sea and moving across western Cuba.

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Tropical Storm$260K damage

Assumption, LA · Sep 11, 2008

Hurricane Ike emerged into the southeast Gulf of Mexico as a category 1 hurricane on September 9th after earlier being a major hurricane as it moved across the Caribbean.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Jefferson, LA · Jan 5, 1998

Heavy rain of three to five inches occurred over portions of extreme southeast Louisiana, including the greater New Orleans area, during the morning hours.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Terrebonne, LA · Jun 10, 2001

Remnants of Tropical Storm Allison moved across southeast Louisiana during the night of June 10/11th. The circulation system strengthened and produced torrential rainfall in many locations of extreme southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Livingston, LA · Jun 6, 2001

Outer rainbands on the eastern periphery of the circulation of Tropical Storm Allison which moved slowly across southeast Texas affected southeast Louisiana beginning late on June 5th, producing heavy rainfall over much of southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Assumption, LA · Jun 7, 2001

Outer rainbands on the eastern periphery of the circulation of Tropical Storm Allison which moved slowly across southeast Texas affected southeast Louisiana beginning late on June 5th, producing heavy rainfall over much of southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Ascension, LA · Jun 7, 2001

Outer rainbands on the eastern periphery of the circulation of Tropical Storm Allison which moved slowly across southeast Texas affected southeast Louisiana beginning late on June 5th, producing heavy rainfall over much of southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Livingston, LA · Jun 7, 2001

Outer rainbands on the eastern periphery of the circulation of Tropical Storm Allison which moved slowly across southeast Texas affected southeast Louisiana beginning late on June 5th, producing heavy rainfall over much of southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Ascension, LA · Jun 6, 2001

Outer rainbands on the eastern periphery of the circulation of Tropical Storm Allison which moved slowly across southeast Texas affected southeast Louisiana beginning late on June 5th, producing heavy rainfall over much of southeast Louisiana.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Ouachita, LA · Sep 2, 2008

Hurricane Gustav moved northwestward into the southeast Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 1st. The storm continued a steady northwestward motion into east central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of September 1st.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Lincoln, LA · Sep 2, 2008

Hurricane Gustav moved northwestward into the southeast Louisiana coast during the early morning hours of September 1st. The storm continued a steady northwestward motion into east central Louisiana and northwest Louisiana during the evening hours of September 1st.

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