Hurricane (Typhoon), St. Mary
- When
- August 29, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Mary forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
Hurricane in Louisiana, August 29, 2005
St. Martin and St.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
St. Martin and St. Mary Parishes were on the outer fringes of Hurricane Katrina. Wind gusts in the 50 to 60 mph range blew many trees down across the region. Around 30 percent of St. Mary Parish lost power. Minor flooding occurred around Stephensville when the water pumps failed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 hurricane (typhoon). Local standard time, as filed.
Hurricane (Typhoon), Lower St. Martin
- When
- August 29, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lower St. Martin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hurricane (Typhoon), Upper St. Martin
- When
- August 29, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upper St. Martin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 30.129, -91.608 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Hurricane (Typhoon)
- A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 29, 2005
- Storm Surge in Louisiana, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, August 29 to 30, 2005
- Storm Surge in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Tropical Storm in Alabama, August 29 to 30, 2005
- Hurricane in Louisiana, August 29, 2005
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Tornado in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, August 29, 2005
- Hurricane in Arkansas, August 29, 2005
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, August 29, 2005
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 2005The 2005 hurricane season
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5469789, 5469790, 5469791.