Concordia storm history

Flooding along the Mississippi River caused extensive flooding of low lying farmland around the river. All of the flood waters were within the mainline levee. Flooding along the Concordia riverfront was extensive. Man-made levees were constructed around several buildings along th…

Persistent heavy rains fell from the bands around weakening Hurricane Gustav. These slow moving bands produced tremendous rainfall amounts across nearly all of Concordia Parish. Rainfall totals ranged between 10 and 20 inches with the heaviest across the western side of the paris…

Tropical storm force winds occurred across Concordia Parish as the outer edges of Hurricane Gustav moved across southern and central Louisiana. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Many homes sustained minor roof damage with less than 10 percent of the shingles pealed …

A few trees and power lines were blown down near Clayton.

Several trees were and power lines were blown down. A metal building had the roof blown off.

Trees were blown down on Highway 907.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Up to 2 inches of snow fell in southern portions of the parish.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Tree and utility lines downed on South Spruce Street and South Oak Street in Vidalia.

A few homes were damaged with minor to major roof damage. Worst damage was when a large section of roof was pealed back and portions broken apart. A few other sheds were damaged with roof damage as well. Trees were uprooted and other damaged. Much of this was on the east side of …

A building had a large section of the rood collapse. A few trees were also uprooted in the area.

A few trees were down in the western part of the parish, scattered power outages occured as well.

Hail as large as 1 inches fell across the area.

A few trees were blown down.

Hail as large as 1 inch fell across the area.

A large tree was blown down on a truck.

Trees down and some power lines down northeast of Ferriday along with numerous large limbs down with some minor roof damage of some sheds and small barns.

Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in the Ferriday to Clayton areas.

Large limbs down and a power power poles pushed over in a field.

Drought conditions in Concordia Parish remained at mostly D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor, but some improvement was noted along the US Highway 84 corridor due to heavy rainfall.

Drought conditions in Concordia Parish persisted at D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in Concordia Parish intensified from D3 (Extreme Drought) to D4 (Exceptional Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Drought conditions in Concordia Parish intensified from D0 (Abnormally Dry) to D3 (Extreme Drought) as depicted on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

A tree fell on a power line.

A tree was blown down.

A tree downed a power line along Highway 84.

Hail up to the size of nickels fell in Ferriday.

A few tree tops and limbs were blown down into the road in Ferriday.

One inch hail fell near Monterey.

A metal carport was damaged, and a boat was flipped on its side.

A power line was blown down on Airport Road.

A tree and power line were blown down near the Spokane area.

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

Several trees were blown down at Lake Saint John and tine was also peeled off of a roof.

A couple of trees were blown down in the city of Ferriday.

A tree was blown down on Highway 131.

Dime to quarter size hail fell in Ferriday.

Up to around 0.40 inches of ice accumulated across the parish, and power outages were common across the parish due to downed trees and power lines. Heavy rain and icing of roofs and in gutters caused water problems for houses in the Vidalia area.

Several streets in Vidalia were flooded over by runoff from heavy rain and ice jammed drainages across town.

Heavy sleet fell across the parish. Accumulations of up to four inches occurred. This resulted in icy roads, several traffic accidents and stranded motorists.

Heavy snow fell across Concordia Parish. Up to two inches of snow fell across the parish. Two inches of snow was reported in Clayton.