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Satellite photos of New Orleans taken in March 2004, then on August 31, 2005, after the levee failures. Investigators focused on the 17th Street and London Avenue canals, where evidence showed they were breached even though water did not flow over their tops, indicating a design or construction flaw. Eyewitness accounts and other evidence show ...
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]
By Thursday, September 8, Entergy had restored 9 of 17 electricity generating units in the New Orleans area to service. Entergy's 1000 MW Waterford and Watson plants were still out of service, with the Watson plant expected to require 6–12 weeks to repair. By Friday, electrical power had been restored to 11% of New Orleans customers.
A map of radar-estimated rainfall accumulations across Louisiana between August 9 and 16, 2016; areas shaded in white indicate accumulations in excess of 20 in (510 mm). Early on August 11, a mesoscale convective system flared up in southern Louisiana around a weak area of low pressure that was situated next to an outflow boundary.
The levee failure contributed to extensive flooding in the New Orleans area and surrounding parishes. About 80% of all structures in Orleans Parish sustained water damage . Over 204,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, and more than 800,000 citizens displaced —the greatest displacement in the United States since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. [ 1 ]
As of 1:30 p.m. local time Friday, dozens of streets around New Orleans were flooded, according to Streetwise New Orleans. Heavy rain began in New Orleans East around 6 a.m. Friday and lasted well ...
The storm could drive life-threatening coastal flooding, high winds, drenching rain and a few tornadoes, forecasters said. Flash flood emergency for New Orleans as Francine pounds Louisiana ...
A fallen tree blocks an intersection on September 11, 2024 in Houma, Louisiana. Hurricane Francine has been upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane and continues to make landfall along the Louisiana coast.