Flash Flood — St. Martin, Louisiana

2019-04-04 · near Bankers, St. Martin, Louisiana

Event narrative

Numerous photos of flooded street were posted to social media and the emergency manager of Saint Martin Parish reported flooding around the Stephensville area. Water was also approaching some homes in the area.

Wider weather episode

A pair of strong upper level disturbances moved through the region during the 4th and 7th resulting in multiple strong to severe storms and isolated flooding across Louisiana.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 820466. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.