Flash Flood — East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2021-05-17 · near Westminster, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
An underpass quickly flooded which resulted in one fatality in a car. Time estimated.
Wider weather episode
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.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 960532. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.