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Hurricane (Typhoon) — Upper St. Bernard, Louisiana

October 28, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25.0M
Area
Upper St. Bernard

Event narrative (NOAA)

Zeta produced widespread wind damage throughout the parish with trees, power lines and power poles snapping in the wind. Several trees fell on homes and cars. A Weatherflow station near the border of St. Bernard and Orleans parishes on Bayou Bienvenue recorded a maximum sustained wind of 87 mph with peak gust of 112 mph. It should be noted that at 27.4m, the station is elevated higher than the standard observation height of 10m. At the peak, over 90 percent of the parish was without power. Several homes suffered significant roof damage with some losing portions of the roofing structure. Numerous trucks, trailers and boats were flipped along LA HWY 46 where they were parked to avoid storm surge flooding.

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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