Tropical Storm — Catahoula, Louisiana

2021-08-30 · Catahoula, Louisiana

Event narrative

Estimated tropical storm force wind gusts of 40-50 miles per hour resulted in scattered trees and power lines down across the Parish.

Wider weather episode

Major hurricane Ida made landfall as a strong category four hurricane around 11:55am on August 29 near Grand Isle, LA. It then moved very slowly north through south central Louisiana and into Mississippi on August 30. It then turned northeast and moved across the Jackson metro area as a tropical storm and into northeast Mississippi as a tropical depression through the early morning of August 31. Ida brought tropical storm force gusts to portions of northeast Louisiana, which brought down trees and power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 973792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.