Flood of 1985

Hurricane Juan Forms

Oct 28, 1985

At the time and throughout its lifetime, Juan was very disorganized, and resembled a subtropical cyclone with its winds well away from the center. A developing trough brought the storm northward, where it became better organized. Early on October 28, Juan reached hurricane strength, and hours later it reached a peak of 85 mph (140 km/h) winds. Under the influence of a large scale upper-level low pressure area, Juan executed a cyclonic loop off the Louisiana coast later on October 28.

FLOOD OF 1985

Period: Oct 28, 1985 to Nov 7, 1985

1.59" Rain Fell

Oct 31, 1985

Moisture from the remnants of hurricane Juan advanced toward the area dropping 1.59" of rain on Halloween.

1.89" Rainfall

Nov 1, 1985

1.85" of rain fell on this day

1.33" Rainfall

Nov 2, 1985

1.33" rain fell on this date

1.51" Rainfall

Nov 3, 1985

1.51" rain fell on this date

6.26" Rainfall

Nov 4, 1985

6.26" of rain fell in addition to the nearly 5" of rain that fell during the first 3 days of November.

Hour-by-hour Rainfall

Nov 4, 1985

9am-10am: 0.24"
10am-11am: 1.17"
11am-12pm: 2.02"
12pm-1pm: 0.83"
1pm-2pm: .44"

Hourly Rainfall

Period: Nov 4, 1985 to Nov 5, 1985

9am-10am: 0.24"
10am-11am: 1.17"
11am-12pm: 2.02"
12pm-1pm: 0.83"
1pm-2pm: .44"