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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 16, 2023 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

40 mph

Measured gust (35 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station XDUL in Dulac recorded a wind gust of 40 mph or 35 knots.

The wider storm

As a cold front approached the local area from the west, the local environment became primed for thunderstorms to develop with warmth and instability increasing. Thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this boundary. Several portions of the line of storms produced severe winds across the local coastal waters.

Began near Lumcon Marine Center Station (luml1) (29.3134, -90.7504).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096154. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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