Flash Flood — Orleans, Louisiana

2025-06-14 · near Lee, Orleans, Louisiana

Event narrative

Old Gentilly Road was flooded according to 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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.0100, -89.9700)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279260. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.