A stalling cold front initiated thunderstorms along it during the evening hours. Those thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a short amount of time over the populated are of New Orleans, causing flash flooding before dissipating shortly after.
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The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
A stalling cold front initiated thunderstorms along it during the evening hours. Those thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall in a short amount of time over the populated are of New Orleans, causing flash flooding before dissipating shortly after.
The Hammond radar (KHDC), 67 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:53 UTC.
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Carrolton underpass was closed due to high water from heavy rainfall.
Broadcast media shared a video of a street that was completely covered by water, possibly 1 to 2 feet deep.
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