A typical summertime convective pattern was in place with high moisture and weak steering currents. Much of the convection was determined by mesoscale boundaries, which set up over New Orleans.
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The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
A typical summertime convective pattern was in place with high moisture and weak steering currents. Much of the convection was determined by mesoscale boundaries, which set up over New Orleans. This caused a storm to sit over that populated area, flooding some streets before dissipating shortly after.
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:48 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Public report of water covered roads across Metairie Heights Ave.
Louisiana DOTD camera showed a stalled car in water on the service road near the interstate 10 and Causeway Blvd interchange.
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Every storm in Louisiana in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, July 2024
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: 1205871, 1205874.