ST. MARTIN PARISH, La. (KLFY)- According to meteorologists, some areas in St. Martin Parish received nearly eight inches of rain from Friday morning’s storms.

The flooding rains come following several hours of constant rain bands. Saint Martin Parish President Pete Delcambre told News 10 many areas saw road closures due to high water.

“We had an inundation of rain that just continued on this band, and it gave four inches, six inches, and up to eight inches, I was seeing in some areas that just can’t handle that amount of water,” said Delcambre.

With high water on roadways, this forced many drivers to turn around. News 10 spoke with one driver, Carey Lewis, who said he hopes officials will fix the drainage issues in the parish.

“The drainage is not correct, I know we had a lot of rain coming in a short period of time and as you can see, cars are turning around right in front of us right here, I hope we get the drainage under control,” Lewis said.

With hurricane season underway, Delcambre encourages residents to begin their preparations now.

Prepare, take it seriously,” said Delcambre. “That’s what we’re doing right now, you know we’re in the process of preparation, praying, praying that nothing occurs, hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and that’s what we’re doing as we do every year and just trying to improve our systems.”

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