Flood, St. Mary
- When
- April 11, 8:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Mary County, Morgan City
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 29.635, -91.473 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
More than four inches of rain had fallen in four hours, resulting in serious street flooding across Morgan City. A few homes received water in them because of wakes caused by cars driving too fast in the deep water.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
More than four inches of rain had fallen in four hours, resulting in serious street flooding across Morgan City. A few homes received water in them because of wakes caused by cars driving too fast in the deep water. Street flooding was also reported in Bayou Vista, Patterson, and Amelia in St. Mary Parish.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, April 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5600979.