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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

Orleans, LA · Jun 10, 2022

A cold front that was moving south across Mississippi and Louisiana on 6/9 moved across portions of the the local coastal waters. Sufficient instability was still in place from the previous afternoon to support severe thunderstorms along the boundary.

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Flash Flood

Washington, LA · Dec 14, 2022

A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced several supercell thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday December 14, 2022.

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Flash Flood

Orleans, LA · Dec 14, 2022

A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced several supercell thunderstorms with embedded tornadoes across Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of Wednesday December 14, 2022.

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Flood

Caddo, LA · May 5, 2022

A surface low was centered over the southern Texas Panhandle with a stationary front extending through southern Oklahoma into southern Arkansas eastward into northern Mississippi.

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Flood

St. Tammany, LA · Dec 30, 2022

An mid level system embedded within a broad upper level system drove the development and progress of showers and thunderstorms from Texas into Louisiana and finally east through the local area.

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Storm Surge/Tide$10K damage

Lower Jefferson, LA · Oct 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north.

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Storm Surge/Tide$10K damage

Lower Plaquemines, LA · Oct 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Lower Lafourche, LA · Oct 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Lower Terrebonne, LA · Oct 9, 2004

Tropical Storm Matthew developed from a tropical depression in the southwest Gulf of Mexico on October 8 and initially moved to the east northeast across the western and central Gulf of Mexico before gradually turning to the northeast and north.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Vernon, LA · Oct 29, 2009

A line of showers and thunderstorms that repeatedly moved across areas of southeast Texas and western Louisiana from the evenings hours on October 29th into the morning hours of October 30th caused considerable flash flooding across Beauregard and Vernon Parishes.

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Flood$50K damage

Beauregard, LA · Oct 30, 2009

A line of showers and thunderstorms that repeatedly moved across areas of southeast Texas and western Louisiana from the evenings hours on October 29th into the morning hours of October 30th caused considerable flash flooding across Beauregard and Vernon Parishes.

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Flash Flood$250K damage

Jackson, LA · Jun 15, 2007

Slow moving thunderstorms developed during the late morning and early afternoon hours of June 15th across portions of north central Louisiana.

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Flash Flood

Orleans, LA · May 30, 2024

Sea-breeze and lake-breeze boundaries, along with favorable instability, triggered thunderstorm development during the late morning and afternoon timeframe. These storms produced strong winds across the waters during that timeframe.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Webster, LA · Oct 12, 2009

Flash flooding was reported across portions of northeast Texas into northwest and north central Louisiana during the morning hours of October 12th.

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Storm Surge/Tide$200K damage

Lower St. Bernard, LA · Jul 5, 2005

Hurricane Cindy produced tides of generally 3 to 5 feet above normal which resulted in mainly minor damage. Significant beach erosion occured as a result of the high tides at Grand Isle.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Ouachita, LA · Oct 13, 2009

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.

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Flash Flood$100K damage

Ouachita, LA · Oct 13, 2009

Widespread showers and thunderstorms, in association with an upper level low pressure system, resulted in excessive heavy rainfall across much of the region on October 13th. Widespread 2 to 4 inches were reported with isolated amounts in excess of 8 inches were reported.

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Flood

St. Tammany, LA · Nov 26, 2022

A surface low developed in southeast Texas early November 26th and tracked northeast towards central Arkansas throughout the day. At the same time, a cold front tracked across western Louisiana while a warm front lifted north across southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

St. Bernard, LA · 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.

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Flood$100K damage

Calcasieu, LA · Oct 27, 2009

A cold front moving slowly eastward across southern Louisiana brought widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rainfall to the entire area.

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Flash Flood$10K damage

Caddo, LA · Jun 20, 2007

Showers and thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours across northeast Texas and northwest Louisiana and quickly became severe producing large hail and damaging thunderstorm gusts.

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Flash Flood

Orleans, LA · Mar 4, 2024

The combination of increasing surface heating, elevated moisture, and increasing atmospheric life from an approaching mid level disturbance induced increasing storm development. The main focus of heavier rain was on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

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Flash Flood

Orleans, LA · Mar 4, 2024

The combination of increasing surface heating, elevated moisture, and increasing atmospheric life from an approaching mid level disturbance induced increasing storm development. The main focus of heavier rain was on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

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Flash Flood

Orleans, LA · Mar 4, 2024

The combination of increasing surface heating, elevated moisture, and increasing atmospheric life from an approaching mid level disturbance induced increasing storm development. The main focus of heavier rain was on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain.

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