East Baton Rouge storm history

Around 5:45 p.m. CDT Tuesday, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office responded to the scene on East Tom Stokes Court. A 6-month-old was found deceased by his parent in the backseat of the car.

Ida's winds downed numerous trees, power lines and power poles across the parish, with over 85 roads closed due to downed trees/lines or debris. Several structures suffered minor to moderate wind damage. Nearly 250,000 homes/businesses were without power during the peak. In the a…

An underpass quickly flooded which resulted in one fatality in a car. Time estimated.

Heavy rainfall of 4 to 7 inches occurred across the Baton Rouge metro area producing widespread flooding of streets and some buildings. A number of roadway underpasses were flooded with cars trapped or flooded. One fatality, a 37 year old man, occurred at the entrance ramp at Chi…

Twenty to thirty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in East Baton Rouge Parish, details of which are contained in the flash flood report for the parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded along the Amite and Co…

Twenty to thirty inches of rainfall over a 2 day period led to widespread flash flooding in East Baton Rouge Parish. As water drained into the local rivers, record levels were recorded. Additional details of the river flooding can be found in the flood report for the parish. As f…

Two men who had been working on a roof in the 11800 block of Old Hammond Highway sought shelter under a tree as thunderstorms passed through. Lightning struck the tree, killing one of the men and injuring the other. The time of the event was estimated.

An eight year old boy from Columbus, Mississippi was fatally injured by lightning at a family gathering. The child was standing near a tree when the tree was struck by lightning from a thunderstorm. No rain was occurring at the time of the lightning strike. The boy was admitted t…

Hurricane Gustav affected nearly 7000 homes with 70 homes being destroyed, 437 receiving major damage, and 836 minor damage. Many businesses also received damage and numerous trees and utility poles were knocked down. The damage was caused by the high winds associated with Gustav…

Lightning struck a man on the roof of a house. He was revived, but died the next morning.

A man was struck by lightning near the Louisiana State University Recreation Sports Complex. He was revived, but died the next morning.

St. George Fire Department responded to a structure fire of a 2 story apartment in the 10700 block of Industriplex Boulevard. SGFD investigators responded to the scene and concluded that the fire was caused by a lightning strike.

Delta produced sustained tropical storm force winds with peak gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range downed numerous trees and snapped some power poles across the parish. Falling trees caused damage to a few structures and led to widespread power outages as the trees or limbs fell on po…

Lightning struck a home leaving a large hole in the roof.

The Louisiana Association of Realtors building caught fire due to a lightning strike.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines throughout the city. A tree fell on a house on Stanford Avenue. Significant tree damage occurred around the Louisiana State University campus and in the Southdowns area. Scattered commercial signs along Perkins Road w…

Heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Allison resulted in major flooding along the Amite and Comite Rivers and associated tributaries.

Lightning struck a Zachary church school building. The resulting fire destroyed about 20,000 square feet of office and classroom space. Property damages were estimated to be around $1 million.

Small trees snapped on East Blvd in downtown Baton Rouge relayed by broadcast media.

Large tree and small branches snapped in Central due to thunderstorm winds. Report relayed by broadcast media.

Report from mPING of street flooding.

Report from mPING of street flooding.

A picture on social media showed quarter sized hail in Baton Rouge.

A combination of heat and humidity allowed heat indices to climb into the 113-115 degree range on July 23rd, which meet extreme heat conditions.

Broadcast media reports pictures of snapped trees at Womens Hospital in Baton Rouge.

Broadcast media relayed report of quarter sized hail on Pheasantwood Drive in Central this afternoon. Time estimated from radar.

Central Fire Department responded to an uprooted tree from thunderstorm winds near the intersection of Brown Road and Comite Drive. Report relayed by local broadcast media.

Video on social media showed hail up to quarter size.

Broadcast media reported quarter sized hail near Zachary.

A picture on social media showed 1 inch sized hail in Central.

Broadcast media reported quarter sized hail in Lexington Estates in Baton Rouge.

Photo relayed via broadcast media of a flooded roadway along River Road near LSU's Campus.

Received an mPING report of street/road flooding, street/road closed and vehicles stranded.

Report from mPING for homes or buildings filled with water from flooding rain.

Public report relayed via broadcast media of water across the road at Nicholson and Burbank Roads in Baton Rouge.

A comment on a social media post of a local weather facebook group confirmed one inch hail fell in Zachary along Blackwater Road just south of Greenwell Springs-Port Hudson Road.

Ping pong ball size hail near Country Club of Louisiana.

Sheriffs Office reported trees down near Zachary and Pride in East Baton Rouge, LA.