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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2017 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

52 mph

Measured gust (45 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Station KSPR in Ship Shoal Block 178 reported a wind gust to 45 knots in a thunderstorm.

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 Ship Shoal Oil Platform (kspr) (28.6000, -91.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 699439. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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