Coastal Flood — Western Orleans Parish, Louisiana

2021-05-19 to 2021-05-22 · Western Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Event narrative

Report from Orleans EOC that Venetian Isles had a few inches of water over roadways and earlier report of water over highways.

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 960572. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.