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Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 5, 2025 · Lake Ponchartrain and Lake Maurepas, Gulf of Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Lakefront Airport ASOS KNEW measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 39 mph or 34 knots.
The wider storm
An upper level system moving east across the Rocky Mountains on Saturday January 4th began to dig southward a it moved into the Central Plains. A cold front associated with this system tracked across Texas into Louisiana. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along this boundary from the ample vertical lift it provided. However, instability was weakening as the front reached southeast Louisiana. One storm was still strong enough to produced a severe marine wind gust at the Lakefront Airport in New Orleans.
Began near Lakefront Airport - Xlkf Weatherflow (30.0400, -90.0200).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236352. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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