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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 16, 2023 · Coastal Waters From Boothville Louisiana To Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

47 mph

Measured gust (41 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

C-MAN station PILL1 Pilottown measured a peak wind gust of or 47 mph or 41kts from thunderstorm winds.

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 Pilots Station (pstl1) (29.1803, -89.2638).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096156. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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