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Flash Flood in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Flash Flood May 17, 2021 · East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An underpass quickly flooded which resulted in one fatality in a car. Time estimated.
The wider storm
In the overnight hours on May 17th into the early morning on May 18th, a cluster of slow moving severe thunderstorms associated with a weak mid-level disturbance drifted east across southeastern Louisiana. Ample overnight instability and weak steering flow resulted in damaging wind gusts, flash flooding and a few isolated weak tornadoes.
Began near Westminster (30.4190, -91.0831).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960532. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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