Flash Flood — Orleans, Louisiana

2025-06-14 · near Vieux Carre, Orleans, Louisiana

Event narrative

Heavy rain caused flooding at the intersection of Orleans Avenue and N Broad Street via Streetwise NOLA.

Wider weather episode

A typical active summertime regime was in place with widespread thunderstorm development. As some of these storms reached the city of New Orleans, they encountered a sea breeze boundary. This boundary both enhanced storm intensity and caused back building of storms. The result was heavy rain and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.