Flash Flood — Orleans, Louisiana

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

Event narrative

The intersection of Skyview Drive and Ransom Street was flooded 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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (30.0100, -90.0200)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1279263. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.