Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

2023-06-26 · near Shell Beach Station (shbl1), Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

Peak gust at Bayou Bienvenue gusting to 50mph or 43knots.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed along a cold front draped across Arkansas and Tennessee. These storms organized into a Mesoscale Convective System (MCS). As this happened, the storms began to race south to the Gulf Coast. Some of these storms were strong enough to produce severe marine winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1113367. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.