Flash Flood in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood June 1, 2024 · St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

$100K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The sheriff's office in Saint Martin Parish reported numerous roads flooded and closed in Breaux Bridge, Henderson, and Cecilia. The initial report indicated vehicle wakes sending water into structures around Breaux Bridge, however businesses and homes soon became flooded in several other areas from rising water. A few water rescues were also conducted.

The wider storm

A moist and unstable airmass interacted with upper disturbances that passed across the region during the first and second of June. Scattered severe weather and flooding resulted from this interaction both afternoons.

Began near Cecilia (30.3577, -91.8194).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1196684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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