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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 20, 2016 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

43 mph

Measured gust (37 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

AWOS station KXPY at Fourchon Heliport reported a 37 knot wind gust in a thunderstorm.

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 Isle Dernieres Station (ildl1) (29.1200, -90.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 636767. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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