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

2016-05-20 · near Isle Dernieres Station (ildl1), Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

37 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

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

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 636767. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.