Thunderstorm Wind — East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

2025-06-12 · near Nesser, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Event narrative

Broadcast media reports pictures of snapped trees at Womens Hospital in Baton Rouge.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed in the afternoon hours of June 11th in east Texas. These storms grew upscale and became a mescoscale convective system. Eastward movement of this MCS was driven by both generally westward flow aloft as well as cold pool outflow on the east side of it. Although the complex had lost much of its intensity by the time it reached southeast Louisiana, a portion of if was still able to produce severe winds in Baton Rouge area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278335. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.