Flash Flood — St. Martin, Louisiana

2019-04-18 · near Cecilia, St. Martin, Louisiana

Event narrative

Portions of Highways 347, 686, and 328 were closed near Cecilia.

Wider weather episode

An unstable air mass moved into South Louisiana ahead of an upper level disturbance that was moving out of Texas. A weak line of storms moved into Southeast Texas then into Louisiana and strengthened. This produced flooding and a few reports of damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 820504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.