Lightning — St. Bernard, Louisiana

2016-05-20 · near Versailles, St. Bernard, Louisiana

Event narrative

Lightning triggered a fire that damaged a home on Palmisano Boulevard in Chalmette.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure moving along a cold front draped over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi developed a squall line of thunderstorms that moved through the area late on the night of the 19th into the early morning hours of the 20th. A second line of thunderstorms moved through the coastal waters hours during the morning of the 20th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 636725. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.