Strong Wind in Southern Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Strong Wind December 26, 2018 · Southern Tangipahoa, Louisiana

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

Death

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was blown down by non-thunderstorm winds produced by a wake low pressure system. The tree fell on a camper in Ponchatoula. The occupant was reported dead at the scene. Several observing sites along the track of the wake low reported wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph as the system passed any location. Event time was estimated.

The wider storm

A wake low pressure developed behind a large area of rain over southeast Louisiana during the evening and overnight hours of the 26th-27th. A brief period of wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph was noted as the system passed any location. One fatality was reported when a tree fell on a camper near Ponchatoula.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 792845. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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