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Heavy Rain in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Heavy Rain March 23, 2021 · Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Awos station klnq boothville heliport reported 0.67 inches of rain in 3 hours.

The wider storm

During the daytime hours on March 23rd through March 24th, a deep west coast trough helped to deliver progressive yet strong southwesterly upper-level to mid-level moist flow across the northern Gulf coast. At the surface, a complex of strong to severe thunderstorms approached the area from the west, quickly advancing east causing widespread severe thunderstorms and areas of flash flooding. Another round of thunderstorms developed during the day on March 24th.

Began near (bve)boothville (29.3500, -89.4300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 949953. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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