Thunderstorm Wind in Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2026 · Orleans Parish, Louisiana

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS station KNEW New Orleans Lakefront Airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 55 knots.

The wider storm

Discrete thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma congealed into a mesoscale convective complex as they moved southeast into northern Louisiana early morning of May 9th. The system consisted of clusters and linear segments moving rapidly eastward, while localized cell mergers and brief training occurred within the broader complex. The storms produced widespread damaging winds from the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain.

Began near (new)lkfrnt Arpt New (30.0400, -90.0300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1343611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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