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Storm Surge/Tide in Upper St. Bernard, Louisiana

Storm Surge/Tide June 19, 2021 · Upper St. Bernard, Louisiana

What the National Weather Service wrote

Based on gauge data, storm surge inundation of 1 to 3 feet likely occurred in areas outside of the federal levee system, with the greatest impacts around the Shell Beach area.

The wider storm

A tropical wave meandered in the Bay of Campeche for a few days in mid June before slowly tracking northeastward towards the Louisiana coastline. It actually didn't attain tropical storm status until after it made landfall in Terrebonne Parish on the early morning of June 19th. The generally weaker nature of the storm meant that wind and surge were the lesser of impacts. However, a band of very heavy rainfall developed on the east side of the storm and brought several inches to upwards of one foot of rain from the eastern side of New Orleans metro to St. Tammany Parish. Peak wind gusts across the region barely reached tropical storm strength.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 969032. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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