Coastal Flood — St. Mary, Louisiana

2019-05-21 · St. Mary, Louisiana

Event narrative

Pictures posted to social media showed water around 1 foot deep across many roads around Cypremort Point. The water level at AMRL1 reached up to 2.24 MHHW.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into the region and stalled on the 19th. Multiple short waves moved across the region during the time causing severe weather and tornadoes. A strong area of low pressure developed on the boundary by the 21st causing coastal flooding before the front finally pushed deeper into the gulf.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 829937. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.