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Thunderstorm Wind in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 11, 2021 · St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A photo was sent through social media of plywood projecting out of the side of a home. The ply was shoved in by wind.

The wider storm

A cold front moved into the region during stalled during the morning of the 11th. Diurnal heating combined with high moisture and a disturbance aloft allowed scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop with some becoming severe.

Began near Sterling Jct (29.8000, -91.5100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960187. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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