Louisiana, 2021

Astronomical Low Tide in Louisiana, February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021 · NWS LCH · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

The tides along the coast of Southwest and South Central Louisiana fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours behind a strong cold front.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The tides along the coast of Southwest and South Central Louisiana fell below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours behind a strong cold front.

What forecasters said that day

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 Lake Charles, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 1, 9:55 AM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 9:55 AM CST, 35 minutes before
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Event by event

3 astronomical low tide. Local standard time, as filed.

Astronomical Low Tide, St. Mary

When
February 1, 10:30 AM CST to 4:45 PM CST
Where
St. Mary forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station

North winds behind a strong cold front pushed water levels below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours at Cypremort Point and hitting a low of -1.29 MLLW.

Astronomical Low Tide, West Cameron

When
February 1, 11:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
West Cameron forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide station at Cameron recorded a level at or below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours hitting a low of -1.39 MLLW.

Astronomical Low Tide, East Cameron

When
February 1, 11:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
East Cameron forecast zone
Reported by
C-MAN Station
Coordinates
29.847, -93.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The tide station at Cameron recorded a level at or below -1 foot MLLW for multiple hours hitting a low of -1.39 MLLW.

What these are

Astronomical Low Tide
Unusually low water from tides and offshore wind that caused impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 943270, 943268, 943269.