Flash Flood — St. Bernard, Louisiana

2024-06-28 · near Docville, St. Bernard, Louisiana

Event narrative

Reports from broadcast media and storm spotter of street flooding across the city of Violet with multiple cars stalled. One social media video shows water covering roadways and water approaching car doors. Time estimated from radar and from reports.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary had stalled across south Louisiana. Scattered thunderstorms developed along this front but a weak steering pattern resulted in slow moving storms. One of these storms produced heavy rain over St Bernard parish which resulted in flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193104. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.