Thunderstorm Wind — Lafourche, Louisiana

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

Event narrative

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

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (29.6000, -90.4900)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 636737. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.