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Thunderstorm Wind in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2024 · Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

62 mph
Measured gust (54 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

AWOS station KHZR near New Roads reported a 55 knot gust.

The wider storm

Continual progressive flow aloft coupled with unstable air ignited thunderstorms across southeastern Texas during the afternoon hours. These storms formed into a linear complex and traversed along a northward advancing warm front draped across the gulf coast. Aided by ample instability and favorable wind shear, this cluster organized into a damaging wind with embedded tornado risk across southeastern Louisiana. Multiple rounds of storms also aided in flash flooding across urbanized areas. The complex continued to dive southward, favoring the highest instability and continued in to the coastal waters off of Mississippi. This complex continued to produce strong wind gusts until it exited the coastal waters.

Began near Brooks (30.7200, -91.4800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1185946. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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