Thunderstorm Wind in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Thunderstorm Wind May 18, 2021 · St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report of wind damage in Violet on South Lake Boulevard. Damage consists of some metal awnings and a patio cover along with a wooden gazebo lifted and moved. Several large oak tree branches also down.

The wider storm

In the overnight hours on May 17th into the early morning on May 18th, a cluster of slow moving severe thunderstorms associated with a weak mid-level disturbance drifted east across southeastern Louisiana. Ample overnight instability and weak steering flow resulted in damaging wind gusts, flash flooding and a few isolated weak tornadoes.

Began near Violet (29.9000, -89.8800).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 St. Tammany Parish EF0 Jefferson Parish

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 960556. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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