Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind March 29, 2011 · Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

100 mph

Estimated gust (87 kt)

$40K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Damage in Belle Chasse was in line with the storm in the Gretna area. Trees and power lines were blown down and structures received minor damage. A NWS Storm Survey showed straight line winds of 100 mph and were associated with a strong inflow notch radar signature.

The wider storm

Upper level disturbances moving over a very warm and unstable airmass produced numerous reports of severe weather, as well as isolated flash flooding.

Began near Belle Chasse (29.8700, -89.9800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 St. Bernard Parish EF0 St. John the Baptist Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 282237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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