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Rainfall in the state reached 14.82 in (376 mm) at the Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge in St. Tammany Parish. [47] The large size and intensity of Katrina pushed ashore a storm surge of 15 to 19 ft (4.6 to 5.8 m), inundating the southern coast of Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans to St. Bernard Parish.
In St. Tammany Parish, surface runoff from flash flooding causes some rivers to exceed flood stage. [16] Damage in Louisiana totaled to $150,000 (2002 USD, $260,000 2024 USD). September 5, 2002 – Tropical Storm Fay develops offshore the Louisiana coast before making landfall in Texas as a moderate tropical storm.
As a result of power outages one person died in New Orleans due to heat exhaustion and another person died from a lack of oxygen in St. Tammany Parish. [118] [119] One person also died after falling from a roof while making damage repairs. [119] Total damage to agriculture was estimated at up to $584 million. [120]
County / Parish State Start coord. Time Path length Max. width Summary F2 WNW of Lewisburg: St. Tammany: LA: 09:25–? 1 mile (1.6 km) 183 yards (167 m) This tornado destroyed or damaged six lightweight homes.
At least 3 to 4 inches of rain soaked the area. Francine also churned water into homes in St. James Parish, officials said. And in Jefferson Parish, officials urged households to limit their water ...
Wind generally remained below tropical storm-force, [1] though some areas in Jefferson, Plaquemines, and St. Tammany parishes observed gusts above this threshold. [ 79 ] [ 80 ] [ 81 ] The greatest effects were related to heavy rainfall east of New Orleans in southeastern St. Tammany Parish.
The weather service in New Orleans said during a 9 p.m. briefing that water was entering homes and businesses across St. Charles Parish, getting close to that in St. John the Baptist Parish, and ...
A confirmed tornado in northeastern Louisiana Wednesday evening overturned trailers, downed trees and caused injuries as part of a broader midweek storm system. The tornado passed through ...