Upper St. Martin storm history

Wind gusts to near hurricane force and heavy rainfall lead to numerous downed trees and power lines across the parish. An 86 year old male refueled a hot generator and was killed by the resulting fire in Saint Martinville.

Hurricane Gustav moved across upper St. Martin Parish, damaging over 1000 homes and businesses. The hardest hit areas were Breaux Bridge to St. Martinville. A St. Martinville woman died in a house fire caused by a candle.

Scattered trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged from fallen trees or wind. There was some minor flooding from the vermilion river. Over 40 percent of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Wind gusts ranged f…

Light snow began during the early morning hours across upper Saint Martin Parish with heavy snow moving in after sunrise. Accumulations ranged from 8 to 12 inches.

A prolonged drought that began earlier in the year peaked during the first week of November. Thunderstorms returned to northern sections of Saint Martin Parish by the 10th with more regular rains following after that date. Forest areas and crawfish suffered considerable die offs …

The average temperature at nearby Lafayette during the month of August was 90.3F which broke the old record of 87.1F set in 2011. The hottest temperature during the month was 110F on the 27th which broke the previous all time high record of 107F set on July 13, 1901. Acadiana was…

Wind gusts in upper Saint Martin were in the 40 to 60 mph range while Ida moved across Southeast Louisiana. There were scattered power outages and scattered trees blown down. Minor damage to roofs was reported.

Freezing rain pushed into the region around sunrise on the 17th. A glazing of ice occurred across northern sections of Saint Martin Parish. This created more ice on the already closed I-10 Atchafalaya Basin Bridge.

Temperatures fell below freezing during the late evening of the 14th as showers developed across the parish. Rain changed over to freezing rain then quickly over to sleet. Sleet changed over to light snow by the end of the event. Around half an inch of sleet and snow accumulated.…

Tropical storm force wind gusts down many trees and caused numerous power outages.

Half an inch or less of snow and sleet fell over a thin glaze of ice during the 16th. Area travel was interrupted with Interstate 10 over the Atchafalaya Basin closed for around 24 hours. Area schools canceled classes for 2-3 days.

Two to three inches of snow fell during the event. Ice formed on some area bridges impeding traffic and closing schools during the event. Interstate 10 was also closed during the snow while the basin bridge iced over.

Freezing rain began early in the morning across the area with portions of the parish reaching to around a quarter of an inch during the morning. Interstate 10 was temporarily closed between Breaux Bridge and Baton Rouge across the Atchafalaya River until the ice melted in the aft…

The event started with light freezing rain and sleet in the early morning across Lafayette Parish before changing over to mostly sleet. Sleet accumulation ranged up to around half an inch with ice accumulation under a tenth of an inch. Icy conditions shut portions of Interstate 1…

The event started with light freezing rain and sleet in the early morning across Lafayette Parish before changing over to mostly sleet. Sleet accumulation ranged up to around three quarters of an inch with ice accumulation under a tenth of an inch. Icy conditions shut portions of…

Freezing rain spread into northern portions of Saint Martin Parish during the late evening of the 23rd and gradually changed over to sleet for portions of the parish during the morning of the 24th. Ice accumulations ranged from around one tenth to around a quarter of an inch acro…

Scattered trees and power outages were reported across Saint Martin Parish Tuesday through Thursday August 28-30th. Maximum power outages were around 2600 customers parish wide. A few homes had minor roof damage.

Isolated power outages were reported due to a few trees blown down across upper St. Martin Parish.

Light sleet was reported in Henderson.