Thunderstorm Wind in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2017 · 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

The Lafourche Parish Emergency Manager reported multiple trees blown down by thunderstorms winds in Raceland.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure moving out of the Gulf of Mexico produced two waves of severe weather across southeast Louisiana and the adjacent coastal waters. The first round was associated with a warm front on the afternoon of the 3rd, the second with a cold front early in the morning of the 4th.

Began near Raceland (29.7200, -90.6000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699378. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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