Pointe Coupee storm history

Temperatures were below freezing for approximately 60 hours from the evening of January 20th through the afternoon of January 23rd. The coldest period was the morning of January 22nd when air temperatures and wind chills dropped deep into the single digit range across the parish …

In New Roads, One person died of hypothermia and another person was hospitalized when overnight temperatures dropped into the teens during early morning hours of Jan 17th. The elderly couple were disabled and were wheelchair bound. There was no heat in the house as they couple we…

The parish suffered mainly minor wind impacts with a few trees down and some minor structural damage to roofs. At the peak, approximately 50% of the parish was without power.

Delta produced sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts likely in excess of 70mph across portions of the parish. This resulted in widespread wind damage impacts. The highest recorded gust was 60 mph at the New Roads AWOS, but higher gusts were likely experienced across por…

Ten to fourteen inches of rain fell over a two day period across Pointe Coupee Parish. This rain led to flash flooding across the parish, details of which are included in the flash flood entry for the parish. As the water drained into lower lying areas, flooding began on the nort…

Six to 10 inches of rain fell across Pointe Coupee Parish on Friday, leading to to widespread flash flooding. Road closures due to high water were common and a few homes flooded. Additional flooding occurred as water drained into the lower lying areas, details of which are includ…

Hurricane Gustav affected nearly 200 homes with 4 homes being destroyed, 13 receiving major damage, and 27 minor damage. A number of businesses also received damage and numerous trees and utility poles were knocked down. The damage was caused by the high winds associated with Gus…

A few trees and powerlines reported down along Chenal Road.

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.

A member of the reported quarter sized hail.

Law enforcement report of a tree down on HWY 418.

Law enforcement reported of a tree down in Fordoche.

A picture and video on social media showed 1 inch sized hail along Wye Road near Lakeland.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree on Hwy 1 north of Morganza.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto power lines along Fordoche Bayou Road.

Trees and power lines downed by thunderstorm winds in on Maringouin Road East.

Powerline downed near New Roads due to thunderstorm winds.

Several inches of snow fell across the parish beginning in the early morning hours and tapering off early afternoon. The highest reported amount was 7.4 inches in New Roads.

Multiple trees reported down across New Roads. A few trees fell on power lines taking them down too.

D2 drought conditions began on continued from previous month, ending November 11th.

D2 drought conditions began on October 29th and continued through the end of the month.

AWOS station KHZR near New Roads reported a 55 knot gust.

Community center in Erwinville measured a wind gust of 63 mph.

Thunderstorm winds downed a tree onto the Innis Senior Center along LA-418.

Numerous trees and powerlines were downed by thunderstorm winds. Widespread power outages were reported. A 62 MPH or 54 knot wind gust was measured at the New Roads Airport.

A wide swath of wind damage, nearly 2 miles wide, occurred along Highway 1 just west of Old River. Dozens of trees were downed between Purpera Road and Tarwood Lane. The Senior Center in Ennis also had a tree downed onto it. Winds were estimated between 80 and 90 mph based on the…

The AWOS station KHZR in New Roads measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 54 knots or 62 mph.

Broadcast media reported several homes in Bordelon subdivision taking on water from heavy rainfall.

Local emergency manager reported water covering Highway 1 near Batchelor due to heavy rainfall.

Nearby mesonet and ASOS observations showed temperatures dropping below freezing around 6pm on the 15th. Rain switched over to freezing rain around this time and persisted for several hours, resulting in around 0.25 inches ice accumulation. It can be assumed similar amounts fell …

An abnormally dry summer and fall lead to continuing D2 to D4 drought conditions across the zone.

The entire parish was in D3-D4 drought for the entire month.

The parish was under D3-D4 drought for the entire month.

Portions of the zone was under D2 to D4 drought due to minimal rainfall.

Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 27th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.

Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 26th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.

Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 24th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.

Very hot and humid weather occurred for all of southeast Louisiana on August 23rd. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.

Very hot and humid weather occurred for most of southeast Louisiana on August 19th. High temperatures were in the upper 90s to 100 degrees with heat indices were in the 113 to 115 degree range each afternoon.