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Storm Surge/Tide — Lower Plaquemines, Louisiana

August 28, 2021 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$500.0M
Area
Lower Plaquemines

Event narrative (NOAA)

Storm surge flooding overtopped the White Ditch levee causing significant flooding along Hwy 39 from White Ditch to Braithwaite. The surge also overtopped the back levees along the west bank, flooding areas along Hwy 23 from West Point A La Hache through Myrtle Grove, Ironton and Alliance. Many homes in the area are elevated, but unelevated homes were pushed off of their foundations and others were flooded with several feet of water. Numerous cattle and horses were killed when they were trapped by the flood waters.

Other notable storm surge/tide events in Louisiana

Lower Plaquemines · August 28, 20122 killedUpper Jefferson · August 29, 20211 killedSt. Tammany · August 28, 20121 killedOrleans · August 29, 2005$17.9BSt. Tammany · August 29, 2005$3.0BLower Plaquemines · August 29, 2005$3.0B

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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