Lafourche storm history

A lightning strike at the T-Bois Blues Festival in Larose led to one fatality and two additional injuries. All three of the women had taken cover in a small personal tent. One dog was also killed by the lightning strike.

A 3 year old fell into a drainage canal and was swept away by a strong current due to flooding rains. The child's body was recovered about 75 yards downstream about 15 minutes later.

Large swells from Hurricane Isidore, located in the extreme southeast Gulf of Mexico, caused rip tide conditions along the southeast Louisiana coast. A group of people swimming off the beach at Port Fourchon were caught in a rip tide. A 41 year old man drowned.

As the north and northeastern eyewall stretched into an east-west oriented band of heavy rainfall, training storms resulted in widespread rainfall totals of 5-7 inches across the northern half of the parish. Radar estimates indicate locally higher totals of up to 10 inches may ha…

Heavy rain overwhelmed local drainage and resulted in flooding of several hundred homes. In addition buildings on Nicholls State University were also flooded.

A picture on social media showed quarter sized hail in Bourg.

A Weatherflow Tempest on East Lakeshore Dr measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.

The AWOS GAO near Galliano measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 52 knots or 60 mph.

Rienzi drive in Thibodaux was impassible due to heavy rainfall.

Emergency management reported water up to the doors of homes in Thibodaux near Lee Drive, Camilia, and Sugar Ridge Subdivision.

Emergency management reported a high water rescue from a car ongoing in Thibodaux due to heavy rainfall. Additionally, some roads are impassable near Brandywind, Highway 1, Lafourche Crossing, and Kleinpeter drive.

Social media reports showed a stalled car on Canal Boulevard in Thibodaux. The road was closed due to high water.

More hail around Galliano. Quarter to half dollar size.

Golf ball size hail reported in Galliano.

Picture of quarter size hail sent to the office from the emergency manager.

Large Hail Reported by public via social media near Kraemer.

Multiple reports and pictures of large hail possibly up to softball size near the community of Kraemer. Relayed via social media.

AWOS station KGAO Galliano reported a wind gust of 61 mph or 53 knots.

Time estimated by radar. Relayed by Lafourche EM.

Law enforcement reports of tree damage and snapped power pole near Lockport.

The public reported quarter sized hail in Chackbay near Thibodaux.

Broadcast media reported quarter sized hail in Cutoff.

Mesonet station dw1103 raceland measured 2.31 inches of rain in 3 hours.

Awos station kgao galliano measured 2.31 inches of rain in 3 hours.

Mesonet station dw1103 raceland measured 8.68 inches of rain in 24 hours.

Multiple power poles brought down along Highway LA 308 near the Valentine Bridge. Relayed VIA social media.

Television media and public reported a trampoline was blown over and several trees snapped in the Raceland area.

Automated weather station at Pt Fourchon recorded a wind gust to 51 kt or 59 mph.

Picture of ping pong ball size hail in Golden Meadow was received through social media and relayed by the Lafourche Parish Emergency Manager. Event time estimated by radar.

A few homes were reported to have water inside in the Lockport area. Multiple roads were reported to have water covering them in northern and central Lafourche Parish.

Several reports and videos were taken of a tornado over marsh east of Galliano. Lack of access and no discernible damage prevented the NWS from assigning an EF scale rating.

The Lafourche Parish Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down by thunderstorms winds in Raceland.

Telephone lines and electrical transformers were blown down at Port Fourchon.

A few power poles were snapped and others bent over in the marshy area along Louisiana Highway 1 west of Grand Isle. Event time was estimated based on radar.

A tree was blown down and went through the roof of a home in a trailer park. About 10 trees were reported blown down across Lafourche Parish.

Trees and power lines were reported blown down along Louisiana Highway 308 near Valentine. The event time was estimated from radar.

A public report of quarter size hail in Cut Off was relayed by broadcast media.

Emergency management reported dime size hail in Chackbay. Event time was estimated from radar.

Received a picture of ping pong size hail in Chackbay.

Quarter sized hail reported near Thibodaux.

Hail slightly larger than golf balls reported near Thibodaux.

Golfball sized hail was reported along Hwy 1 just north of Raceland.

Half dollar sized hail was reported near Cut Off.