Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Mesonet station PILL1 Pilottown LA measured a gust of 65 mph.

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.