Flash Flood in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Flash Flood December 12, 2009 · St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy rainfall resulted in widespread and significant street flooding and caused the flooding of a couple of homes.

The wider storm

Moderate to locally heavy rainfall occurred across sections of the New Orleans metro area as an upper air disturbance acted on deep moisture in place across the Gulf Coast. The rain fell on nearly saturated ground resulting in some flash flooding.

Began near Chalmette (29.9300, -89.9700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 207838. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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