Iberia storm history

Wind gusts of 75 to 85 mph and heavy rainfall lead to numerous downed trees and power lines across the parish. KARA reported a peak sustained wind of 53 mph with a peak gust of 86 mph. A natural gas leak caused by Delta produced a fire after a homeowner lit a cigarette. The femal…

A Loreauville teen was playing in a flooded yard when he fell and was sucked into drain pipe. The teen was recovered 90 minutes later.

There was a voluntary evacuation for the parish. Many trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from the fallen trees or wind. Property south of the intracoastal waterway was flooded by the storm surge. Over 50 percent of the paris…

Storm surge caused parts of the port of Iberia Parish to flood. Other areas that saw storm surge flooding included the Delcambre area and areas northeast of Lake Peigneur. Locals stated the storm surge was similar to what they saw in 2002 with Hurricane Lili.

Flooding along Bayou Teche occurred from around Breaux Bridge southward into Saint Mary Parish. In Iberia Parish roads and some structures were flooded by the end of the flash flood event, and some remained flooded for multiple days and the water slowly drained.

Numerous secondary roads were reported around New Iberia during the morning of the 12th. A vehicle was also swept into a ditch during the morning and numerous evacuations were ongoing by the evening. Rainfall continued through the rest of the 12th and the 13th. Over 20 inches of …

Heavy rain during Tuesday evening caused several secondary roadways northwest of Avery Island to closed from flooding. Radar estimates were around 7 inches during the event. Roads and schools remained closed into the 10th. Crawfish farmers in the area had crops washed out due to …

Iberia Parish Emergency Manager reported major flash flooding across most of Iberia Parish, with the worst flooding in the cities of New Iberia and Jeanerette. Particularly hard hit was the west end of New Iberia, where numerous homes were flooded and nearly all roadways submerge…

Hurricane Ike resulted in a 7-8 foot storm surge, similar to Hurricane Rita in 2005. Homes and businesses along and south of Highway 14 and Highway 90 had water enter them. This included the Port of Iberia. Over 1000 homes were flooded. A bridge was damaged when a barge rain into…

Hurricane Gustav moved across Iberia Parish, damaging thousands of homes and businesses. The hardest hit area was New Iberia. Some homes with metal roofs had them peeled back. At least 23,000 customers lost power.

Between five and ten inches of rain fell in less than three hours, resulting in significant flooding in rural sections of western Iberia Parish. More importantly, sections of US 90 were closed between Lafayette and New Iberia for over 12 hours as a result of the large amount of r…

Multiple streets around New Iberia were flooded from heavy rain.

Multiple streets were flooded in New Iberia and one home flooded with a couple inches of water.

Numerous roads were flooded around New Iberia.

Ping pong ball sized hail reported northeast of New Iberia.

One inch hail reported in Loreauville.

Golf ball sized hail reported at the Cane Run Golf Course.

One inch hail reported in Loreauville.

Sixty-five knots recorded on a personal weather station.

Numerous roads flooded around New Iberia and Loreauville. Amounts up to 6.84 was reported during the event in Iberia Parish.

A carwash sustained damage closing the business for 7 days.

Extensive tree damage near the Rip Van Winkle Gardens.

A 50 knot wind gust was recorded at Acadiana Regional Airport.

Recorded at the Acadiana Regional Airport.

Street flooding was reported in New Iberia with some streets impassable.

Recorded at the Acadiana Regional Airport.

A tree was downed in New Iberia City Park.

Power outages were reported across the community of Lydia.

Numerous power lines and trees downed parish wide.

A severe storm downed multipole power lines in eastern sections of Iberia Parish.

A wind gust of 60 knots was recorded at KARA.

Power poles were downed along Jefferson Island Road and on Caroline Street.

Numerous tree branches snapped.

A roof damaged and awning of a recreation center destroyed.

Multiple trees and power lines down.

This is the Satellite tornado visible on the video footage and verified the location using satellite imagery in a field just west of highway 83.

Pictures of a damaged tin roof was received from social media.

Scattered trees were downed and scattered power outages as well. Some roofs received minor damage. Wind gust estimates were in the 40 to 65 mph range.

A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at KARA.

Numerous roads were underwater and impassable or closed after several inches of rain.

KARA measured a wind gust of 60 knots.