Storm brought minor street flooding, wind damage

Storms that dumped about 3 inches of rain on the Tri-City area caused a few streets to flood Saturday, and wind caused one tree to fall across a roadway in Patterson.
A vehicle flooded and stalled during a downpour of rain Saturday afternoon in Berwick after the car attempted to travel under the railroad tracks on First Street between Oregon and Pacific streets, Police Chief James Richard said. No one got hurt during the incident, Richard said.
Berwick police didn’t respond to any other storm-related incidents and all other streets remained open, Richard said.
Also Saturday, Morgan City police closed Martin Luther King Boulevard at Allison Street, Sixth and Terrebonne streets and Victor II Boulevard at Clothilde Street, Morgan City Police Capt. Teddy Liner said. Once the rain slacked off, the pumps drained water off the roads and they were reopened, Liner said.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to street flooding Saturday in Bayou Vista on Columbus Avenue, Belleview Street, Arlington Street, Jupiter Street and Southeast Boulevard. On Sunday, deputies received a report of a fallen tree on Cotten Road near Patterson, Sheriff’s Office Spokeswoman Traci Landry said.
The National Weather Service reported 3.19 inches of rain Saturday at the Bayou Boeuf lock, Meteorologist Tim Humphrey said. No tornadoes or any major damage was reported in the area, Humphrey said. There may have been a couple of trees blow over “here or there but certainly nothing widespread,” he said.
Radar estimates indicate that 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in the Morgan City area Saturday and Sunday, Humphrey said. Baldwin and just east of Jeanerette had about 6.5 inches over the weekend, he said.
Forecasters expected more showers and thunder-storms today through to-night. A 60 percent chance of rain during day will give way to 30 percent chance of rain tonight, Humphrey said. Humphrey projected another half-inch to an inch of rain to fall.
The area should then see a dry weather pattern continue through early next week, Humphrey said.