Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2023 · Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

56 mph

Measured gust (49 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Buoy station at Shell Beach SHBL1 measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 57 mph or 49 knots.

The wider storm

Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in the evening of May 20th as a typical summertime day was in place. A cluster of storms formed over St. Tammany Parish and quickly surged southward as a small line segment. The line segment made its way into Lake Borgne where it produced winds over 34 knots before quickly weakening over St. Bernard Parish.

Began near Shell Beach Station (shbl1) (29.8700, -89.6700).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1103428. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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