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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

Trees and power lines were reported blown down along Louisiana Highway 308 near Valentine. The event time was estimated from radar.

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 Jay (29.6000, -90.4900).

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 636737. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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