Louisiana, 2019Flash Flood in Louisiana, July 20, 2019
July 20, 2019 · NWS LIX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A slow moving thunderstorm produced localized flash flooding over the city of New Orleans during the early afternoon hours.
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A slow moving thunderstorm produced localized flash flooding over the city of New Orleans during the early afternoon hours.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS New Orleans, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 20, 2:42 AM CST, 9 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:42 AM CST, 9 hours 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 11:27 AM CST, 33 minutes before
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- When
- July 20, 12:00 PM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, New Orleans to 1 mi SSW of New Orleans
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -90.100
Several streets reported street flooding throughout the city of New Orleans, mostly in the Central Business District and French Quarter areas.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 20, 20191 death · 1 injured · $1.4 million · EF1 · 51 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 20, 201911 injured · $243,000 · 61 kt wind · 57 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Colorado, July 20, 20191 death · $35,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Maryland, July 20, 20191 death · 17 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 20, 20191 death · 55 kt wind · 3 events
- Heat in Tennessee, July 20, 20191 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 20 to 21, 2019$3.8 million · 65 kt wind · 13 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Michigan, July 20 to 21, 2019$3.5 million · 52 kt wind · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, July 20 to 22, 2019$402,000 · 64 kt wind · 20 events
- Tornadoes and Flooding in Wisconsin, July 20 to 25, 20192 injured · $133,000 · EF0 · 22 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 20, 2019$200,000 · 50 kt wind · 23 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2019$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 36 events
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: 835399.