Format: Journal Article
Year: 2024
Authors: Vincent Brown, Alan Black, Douglas Hultsrand, William Kappel, Derek Thompson, Alicia Bentley, Barry Keim
Affiliate Organizations: Louisiana State University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Applied Weather Associates, University at Albany, State University of New York
The May 2021 extreme rainfall event caused extensive flooding in southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana, producing over $1 billion in damage. This paper discusses the synoptic setting of this historic rainfall event, which produced 15-19.8 inches of rain in some areas. It also compares the May 2021 event to another extreme precipitation event that affected southern Louisiana, the August 2016 flood.