Hurricane (Typhoon) — St. Mary, Louisiana

2019-07-13 to 2019-07-14 · St. Mary, Louisiana

Event narrative

Saint Mary Parish saw widespread wind damage due to hurricane force wind gusts. Power outages were widespread and lasted for several days. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. Many homes and businesses saw wind damage. The highest wind gust recorded at Cypremort Point was 64 knots.

Wider weather episode

A mesoscale convective vortex interacted with a weak cold front over the the southeast states and northeast Gulf of Mexico. The surface low that developed moved southwest across the gulf then northwest into the south central Louisiana coast. The first tropical watches were issued July 10th from the National Hurricane Center and the center of minimal hurricane made landfall near Intracoastal City during the afternoon of the 13th. Storm surge from Barry peaked between 5 and 6 feet in and around Vermilion Bay. The center of Barry moved northwest across Southwest and West Louisiana in the following days where one band of heavy rain set up in Calcasieu and Beauregard Parishes producing significant flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 846623. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.