Strong Wind in Upper Jefferson, Louisiana

Strong Wind January 9, 2011 · Upper Jefferson, Louisiana

54 mph

Measured gust (47 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A satellite dish was blown off the roof of Concourse C at New Orleans International Airport.

The wider storm

Strengthening low pressure moved eastward just off the Louisiana coast. The pressure gradient between the low and high pressure off the Atlantic coast produced high winds in the New Orleans area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 269184. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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