Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 16, 2023 · Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

39 mph

Measured gust (34 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Buoy station SHBL1 Shell Beach, LA recorded a wind gust of 39 mph or 34 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 Shell Beach Station (shbl1) (29.8700, -89.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096155. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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