Louisiana, 2024Flash Flooding in Louisiana, July 5, 2024
July 5, 2024 · NWS LIX · 9 events in 1 county or zone
Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Thunderstorms initiated along a cold front during the late afternoon across southern Mississippi. This complex of thunderstorms made its way southward into southeast Louisiana. These thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a short amount of time in New Orleans, causing flash flooding across the city. They also produced gusty winds over the waters before dissipating.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 0.91 mi NW of Algiers to 1.04 mi WNW of Algiers
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.960, -90.060
Flooding reported at the intersection of Decatur and Toulouse.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 1.51 mi NNW of New Orleans to 1.16 mi NNW of New Orleans
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -90.110
Carrollton underpass closed due to flash flooding.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:05 PM CST to 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 0.91 mi SE of Vieux Carre to 0.87 mi SE of Vieux Carre
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.960, -90.070
Flooding at the intersection of N Rampart and St Peter.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:10 PM CST to 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 1.2 mi E of New Orleans to 0.94 mi E of New Orleans
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.950, -90.080
Flooding near Highway 90 and Earhart.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:15 PM CST to 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 0.6 mi W of Vieux Carre to 0.83 mi WNW of Vieux Carre
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 29.970, -90.090
Flooding in midcity with water covering the road and up to sidewalks in some locations.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:25 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 0.91 mi NW of Algiers to 1.08 mi NNW of Algiers
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.960, -90.060
Flooding reported in the 2100 block of Royal St.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:25 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 0.91 mi NW of New Orleans to 0.9 mi NW of New Orleans
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 29.960, -90.110
Flooding reported at the intersection of Audubon and Colapissa St.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:25 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 1.51 mi SSW of Gentilly to 1.31 mi SSW of Gentilly
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.000, -90.040
Flooding reported at Press Dr. and Old Gentilly Rd.
Flash Flood, Orleans
- When
- July 5, 7:25 PM CST to 9:25 PM CST
- Where
- Orleans County, 1.83 mi SW of Gentilly to 2.05 mi SSW of Gentilly
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 30.000, -90.050
Flooding reported at the intersection of Peoples and Clover.
- 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.
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- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Michigan, July 5, 2024$2.0 million · EF1 · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 5, 20242 injured · $600,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 5, 2024$549,000 · 4 events
- Wildfire in Utah, July 5 to 15, 2024$500,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 5 to 8, 2024$40,000 · EF1 · 14 events
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 5, 2024$151,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 5, 2024$90,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 5, 2024$87,000 · 60 kt wind · 7 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: 1205889, 1205891, 1205892, 1205893, 1205895, 1205896, 1205897, 1205899, 1205900.