Vermilion storm history

Heavy rain produced flooding in northeast Vermilion Parish into the city of Lafayette. Several streets were flooded around the community of Maurice where a driver ran off the road. The motorist was found the next day in the ditch near his car.

The center of Hurricane Delta moved into eastern Cameron Parish with Vermilion Parish experiencing all on shore flow. This produced the highest storm tides along the coast of Vermilion Parish with a range of 8 to 10 feet MHHW along the gulf. The tide reached 10.1 feet NAV88D sout…

There was a voluntary evacuation for the parish. Many trees and power lines were blown down across the parish. Homes and businesses were damaged by trees falling on them or the winds. Property south of the intracoastal waterway was flooded by the storm surge. Over 60 percent of t…

A voluntary evacuation was called for low-lying areas in Vermilion Parish. Due to storm surge, Intracoastal City, Henry, Erath, and Delcambre flooded, with water depths varying from a few inches to several feet. Locals said the storm surge was comparable to what happened in 2002 …

The flood wave moved down the Vermilion River and crested during the morning of the 14th at 13.75 feet. An estimated 2520 homes flooded along the Vermilion River. The River at Perry dropped below major flood stage during the morning of the 18th.

The flood wave moved down the Mermentau River causing a crest of 10.8 feet at Lake Arthur. The flood stage is 4 feet. Many roads and some structures were flooded or remained flooded along the river into late in the month in far west sections of Vermilion Parish.

Many flooded roadways were reported flooded during the heavy rain event. An estimated 1500 homes were also flooded from heavy rainfall.

Flood waters from rainfall that fell mainly during the 9th and 10th slowly drained across the Mermentau and Vermilion Basins. Major flooding was recorded on the Mermentau River at Mermentau in Acadia Parish upstream of NW Vermilion Parish and flooding was also noted at Perry and …

Hurricane Ike caused tropical storm wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, resulting in minor wind damage across Vermilion Parish.

Hurricane Gustav caused tropical storm force winds in Vermilion Parish, resulting in scattered trees and power lines downed, mainly in eastern sections of the parish.

Up to ten inches of rain fell in less than three hours, resulting in major flooding the the Erath area. Over 500 homes were reported flooded, and many roads remained under water for over 16 hours.

Two power poles were snapped in the Cow Island community.

A USGS gage indicated the Vermilion River flooded.

Numerous roads flooded and impassable in Erath.

An off duty NWS Meteorologist observed numerous secondary roads along Highway 92 flooded west of Maurice.

Multiple trees down near Gueydan.

Trees downed in the Champagne Subdivision.

A personal weather station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph with the passing storm.

An electric pole was downed on Lloyd Road.

An old barn and a few trees were destroyed in an early morning thunderstorm. The barn had the roof and side panels removed while a nearby mobile home had minor siding damage.

Two hanger doors at Chris Crusta Memorial Airport received minor damage. A tree was also downed near by.

A power pole was snapped in Kaplan.

A personal weather station recorded a 58 MPH wind gust.

Strong south winds forced the water level at Freshwater Lock up to 5.49 feet above MLLW ahead of a line of thunderstorms and area of low pressure.

The tide at Freshwater Lock fell below -1 foot MLLW during the early morning of the 23rd and reached a low of -3.81 feet. The tide stayed below -1 foot MLLW through the next cycle.

Law enforcement reported roads flooded and closed north of Erath.

A funnel cloud was reported near Kaplan.

The tide level fell to -1.3 foot below MLLW behind a cold front at Freshwater Lock.

Strong north winds pushed the tide level at Freshwater Lock below -1 foot below MLLW. The tide reached down to -1.48 foot below MLLW.

Strong north winds pushed the tide at Fresh Water Lock below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours. The tide level fell to -4.34 feet MLLW.

Strong north winds pushed the tide below -1 foot MLLW for a few hours and to a low of -1.65 feet at Fresh Water Lock.

The tide at Fresh Water Lock fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours and to a low of -2.62 feet.

The water level at Fresh Water Lock fell to -1.32 feet MLLW.

A tin roof was blown off a shed and into a power pole. This caused several power outages in the area along Highway 167.

Lightning struck a transformer resulting in a fire of a near by tree and fence.

Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Maurice.

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.…

Heavy rain from Hurricane Barry resulted in flooded roads in portions of Vermilion Parish. 10 homes flooded during the heavy rainfall.