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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 18, 2019 · Coastal Waters From Port Fourchon Louisiana To Lower Atchafalaya River Louisiana From 20 To 60 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

45 mph

Measured sustained (39 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

AWOS station KSPR in Ship Shoal Block 178 reported a 39 knot sustained wind in a thunderstorm.

The wider storm

Deepening low pressure moving from Texas to the Lower Ohio River Valley generated a line of thunderstorms that moved through southern Mississippi and southeast Louisiana during the afternoon hours of the 18th. A wake low developed after the passage of the front, producing several areas of strong winds and minor wind damage.

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

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 809672. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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