Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

LOUISIANA, SoutheastSt. John The BaptistParishReserve070830CST1100CST00Urban/Sml Stream FldHeavy rain of approximately 5 inches in 90 minutes caused extensive street flooding with water reported in some houses andgarages around the parish.St. Bernard ParishChalmette07 1200CST1800CST0 0Urban/Sml Stream FldHeavy rain of 2 to 3.5 inches in 6 hours caused several major roadways to flood stopping traffic.St. Tammany ParishCountywide07081700CST0100CST0 0Urban/Sml Stream FldHeavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches occurred across much of St. Tammany Parish during the day resulting in considerable street floodingin many communities, and caused small streams to go out of their banks. Near the Bogue Falaya River several autos were floodedand the first floor of building near the river was flooded. In Slidell, a few homes had minor flooding. Near Abita Springs, severalsmall streams flooded causing several state highways to close because of flooding.St. Tammany ParishLacombe07 1720CST0 0Hail (0.88)Assumption ParishNapoleonville07 1810CST0 0 0.30KHail (1.00)Quarter size hail broke the windshield of a Louisiana State Highway Patrol car.St. John The BaptistParishReserve07 1915CST0 0 100KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph tore roofs off a mobile home, several houses and businesses, toppled trees onto twohouses, downed power lines, a traffic signal and six 1000 pound utility poles. Telephone poles were snapped, a party barge wasflipped, a church building was pushed about 4 feet.St. Tammany Parish10 S Mandeville 07 1945CST2000CST0 0Hail (1.75)Golfball sized hail was reported over the middle part of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway.LAZ038-040Tangipahoa - St. Tammany08090000CST1800CST0 0FloodHeavy rain between March 6 and March 8 resulted in considerable runoff and dramatic rise in several rivers. Several gaged riverstations along the Tangiphoa, Tchefuncte, and Bogue Falaya Rivers exceeded flood stage by 1 to 3 feet for a short period of time.The main impact was flooding of low lying areas and roadways near the rivers.East Baton RougeParishBaton RougeEast Feliciana ParishClintonSt. Helena ParishGreensburgLafayette ParishLafayetteJefferson Davis ParishLake ArthurLafayette ParishLafayetteVermilion ParishGueydan1616LOUISIANA, Southwest2000CST2100CST00000.20K0.50KThunderstorm WindThunderstorm Wind16 2145CST0 0 0.50KThunderstorm WindSevere thunderstorms downed trees and power lines in several locations across southeast Louisiana. Downed trees temporarilyblocked several state highways between the Clinton area and Greensburg. Two trees were blown down in Baton Rouge.060606Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm1225CST1240CST1245CST000000Hail (0.75)Hail (1.00)Hail (0.75)March 199806 1300CST0 0 500KTstm Wind/HailSevere thunderstorm winds damaged between ten and twenty homes in and around Gueydan. Trees were blown down, and hail the73 67