Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 26, 2023 · Lake Borgne, Gulf of Mexico

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Shell Beach Station (shbl1) (29.9861, -89.8774).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1113367. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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