Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 19, 2023 · Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station XBYU Bayou Bienvenue recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 46 mph or 40 knots.

The wider storm

A cold front associated with an occluding surface low pressure over Illinois pushed through the local waters in the early morning hours of January 19th. Along the front, thunderstorms developed into a line and began producing winds gusts in excess of 34 knots across Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne. The line of storms weakened shortly afterwards and the cold front pushed out of the waters by mid-morning.

Began near Shell Beach Station (shbl1) (30.0008, -89.9059).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077273. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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