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Thunderstorm Wind in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 6, 2023 · Ascension Parish, Louisiana

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$3K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ascension sheriff's office reports trees down in St. Amant.

The wider storm

An MCS developed overnight in southeast Texas and propagated eastward across south Louisiana during the morning of May 6th. After crossing the Atchafalaya River, the MCS quickly strengthened to its max intensity, producing a swath of damaging winds across southeast Louisiana and the adjacent lakes and sounds. It quickly weakened below severe limits as it got into coastal Mississippi during the late morning.

Began near Gonzales Bishop Arpt (30.2200, -90.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1104520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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