Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind March 29, 2011 · Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

100 mph

Estimated gust (87 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A commercial building along Avenue A and Highway 23 was damaged. The front door was ripped off. Five employees toook shelter in a closet during the event.

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 Sone Chasse (29.8517, -89.9873).

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 282238. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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