Thunderstorm Wind — Lafourche, Louisiana

2016-05-19 · near Leighton, Lafourche, Louisiana

Event narrative

A tree was blown down and went through the roof of a home in a trailer park. About 10 trees were reported blown down across Lafourche Parish.

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 636730. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.