May 8th 1995 Louisiana Flood - Timeline

Timeline

• Approximately 5:30 p.m. on May 7th... heavy rainfall begins across areas south of Lake Pontchartrain, continuing into the early morning hours of May 8th.
• Early morning hours on May 8th... Flooding began in Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish, including the cities of New Orleans, Metairie, Kenner, River Ridge, and Harahan
• Evening hours on May 9th... Heavy rainfall occurs across areas north of Lake Pontchartrain in Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana, including Slidell, Covington, Mandeville, and Abita Springs. Heavy rainfall also occurs across south Mississippi, especially portions of Pearl River County, Hancock County, and Harrison County, including Bay St. Louis and Gulfport.
• Late evening May 9th... flooding begins extends into the Northshore areas of Louisiana and also coastal Mississippi.
• May 10th... severe river flooding impacts areas along the Wolf River, Tchoutacabouffa River, and Jourdan River in Mississippi, each of which set new record stages (Wolf River flooding from Hurricane Isaac in 2012 subsequently broke the record).