Coastal Flood — Northwest St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

2021-05-19 to 2021-05-22 · Northwest St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Event narrative

Areas around Madisonville at Lakefront and one road in Lacombe reported to have water over roads.

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 960577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.