Thunderstorm Wind in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind March 29, 2011 · Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

100 mph

Measured gust (87 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Plaquemines Parish Government office measured a wind gust of 100 mph at the end of Avenue G and Main Street near Plaquemines Pride.

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 Port Nickel (29.8564, -89.9841).

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 282239. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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