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Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 14, 2018 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

44 mph

Measured gust (38 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The AWOS at Ship Shoal Block 178 (KSPR) reported a 38 knot wind gust in a thunderstorm.

The wider storm

A deep upper level low pressure and an associated cold front produced a line of thunderstorms that moved across southeast Louisiana, southern Mississippi and the adjacent coastal waters during the morning and afternoon hours of the 14th. Several reports of tornadoes were received from these storms.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 743013. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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