2,076 first-hand accounts of flood events in Louisiana, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →Major flooding occured in downtown Lake Charles when up to 5 inches of rain fell across the city in less than two hours. Nearly every road was flooded with six inches to 2 feet of water over them, and vehicles driving on the roads caused homes and businesses to flood when wakes…
Read the full account →An abnormal mid August weather pattern brought a large area of rain and thunderstorms to a large portion of the region. This activity brought locally heavy rain and some flash flooding to some areas along with a few isolated severe thunderstorms during the afternoon hours.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →A surface low developed in the northwestern Gulf and tracking along the Louisiana coastline on May 9th. As moisture surged northward, training along the leading edge of an appendant warm front created a setup conducive for training of heavy rainfall.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
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