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Thunderstorm Wind in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 19, 2016 · Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

69 mph
Estimated gust (60 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Leighton (29.7900, -90.8500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 636730. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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