Coastal Flood — Lower Lafourche, Louisiana

2021-05-19 to 2021-05-22 · Lower Lafourche, Louisiana

Event narrative

Areas near Chackbay and Bayou Gaugue had backwater flooding.

Wider weather episode

Strong east-southeasterly pressure gradient flow between a strong high pressure over the mid-Atlantic and a weak surface low in the northwestern Gulf led to several days of coastal flooding across southeastern Louisiana. Reports varied from each day, with the most impacts during high tide cycles.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 960571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.