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Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 - The worst river flood in U.S. history caused damage in Louisiana along with other states; Mississippi flood of 1973 - Affected areas around the Mississippi River in Louisiana and other states; May 1995 Louisiana flood - Much of New Orleans flooded after heavy rainfall across South Louisiana
This results in catastrophic flooding across the state. [7] Rainfall from Allison peaks at 29.92 in (76.0 cm) in Thibodaux, [8] ranking as the second–wettest tropical cyclone in state history, only behind a hurricane in 1940. [9] Major river flooding occurs in Amite River and Comite River, which
The May 1995 Louisiana flood, also known as the May 1995 Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Flood, was a heavy rainfall event which occurred across an area stretching from the New Orleans metropolitan area into southern Mississippi. A storm total rainfall maximum of 27.5 inches (700 mm) was recorded near Necaise, Mississippi. [1]
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km 2) inundated in depths of up to 30 feet (9 m) over the course of several months in early 1927. The period cost of the damage has been estimated to be between $246 million and $1 billion, which ranges ...
The 1927 flood was the greatest flood in modern history on the lower Mississippi River. ... Aerial view of the flood waters in Morgan City, Louisiana May, 1973.
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast near Buras, Louisiana, bringing floods that devastated New Orleans. In 1632, English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset. In 1814 ...
Francine slammed into Louisiana's coast as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday leaving hundreds of thousands without power and widespread flooding.
Levee breaches in the federally built Hurricane Protection System and the resulting flooding that occurred on August 29, 2005 in the New Orleans vicinity. On Monday, August 29, 2005, there were over 50 failures of the levees and flood walls protecting New Orleans, Louisiana, and its suburbs following passage of Hurricane Katrina.