May 1995 Louisiana flood

The May 1995 Louisiana flood, also known as the May 1995 Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Flood, was a heavy rainfall event which occurred across an area stretching from the New Orleans metropolitan area into southern Mississippi. A storm total rainfall maximum of 27.5 inches (700 mm) was recorded near Necaise, Mississippi.[1] Considerable flooding was caused by the rainfall including several record flood crests along impacted river systems.

Rising water on Napoleon Avenue, Uptown New Orleans, early in the disaster; water continued to rise into the night.

The flooding caused six fatalities and more than $3.1 billion in damage.[2]

  1. ^ Lincoln, W.S. Updated Rainfall Analysis for the May 1995 Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi Flooding 2014.
  2. ^ THE HISTORIC SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF MAY 8-10, 1995 "NOAA Technical Memorandum NWS SR-183", Retrieved on 2012-12-06.