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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 7, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

43 mph

Measured gust (37 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 37 knot wind gust in a thunderstorm.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure and an associated cold front moved through the Lower Mississippi River Valley during the afternoon and evening hours of the 7th. Numerous reports of severe weather and several reports of tornadoes were received.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 809430. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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