Flash Flood in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood July 7, 2025 · Orleans Parish, Louisiana

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A picture on social media showed water over a foot deep from heavy rain along General Meyer Avenue near Shirley Drive.

The wider storm

Heavy rainfall associated with slow-moving thunderstorms on July 7, 2025, produced flash flooding in portions of Orleans Parish. Social media photos showed water over a foot deep along General Meyer Avenue near Shirley Drive in New Orleans.

Began near Algiers (29.9400, -90.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1286878. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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