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Hurricane (Typhoon) — St. Mary, Louisiana

September 1, 2008 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$150.0M
Area
St. Mary

Event narrative (NOAA)

Hurricane Gustav moved across St. Mary Parish, damaging thousands of homes and businesses. Hardest hit areas were the Morgan City and Patterson areas.In Morgan City, the water plant, steam plant, and electric plant were damaged. In Franklin an elementary school lost part of the roof. While the wind damage was severe, it was not as bad as Hurricane Andrew in 1992.

Other notable hurricane (typhoon) events in Louisiana

Orleans · August 28, 2005638 killedLower St. Bernard · August 28, 2005140 killedLower Jefferson · August 28, 200527 killedEast Baton Rouge · August 28, 20054 killedSt. Tammany · August 28, 20052 killedWashington · August 28, 20052 killed

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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