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Flash Flood — Orleans, Louisiana

August 29, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Orleans

Event narrative (NOAA)

Significant street flooding occurred in a few parts of the parish, though no homes were reported to take on water. One man drowned when he drove into a flooded underpass on I-10.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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