Coastal Flood — St. Mary, Louisiana

2019-04-13 · St. Mary, Louisiana

Event narrative

Pictures posted to social media showed coastal flooding from persistent south winds at Cypremort Point. Some roads were flooded with around 1 foot of water.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into then stalled over South Louisiana during the 13th. A very unstable air mass was in place south of the boundary an a few severe storms developed. Strong south winds also drove the tides up along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 820662. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.