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

54 mph

Measured gust (47 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mesonet station LOPL1 24 south of Grand Isle measured a peak wind gust of 47 kts or 54 mph.

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 Port Fourchon Station (ptfl1) (28.9754, -90.0724).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1096162. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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