Coastal Flood — Southeast St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

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

Event narrative

Report that areas around and including Bayou Liberty has water over roadways from coastal 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 960578. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.