Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson
- When
- August 13, 10:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 5 mi N of Metairie
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 30.050, -90.150
Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 13, 1996
Causeway Police reported a 60 mph wind gust on the south end of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS LIX wrote it up.
Causeway Police reported a 60 mph wind gust on the south end of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Bridge.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, August 13, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, August 13 to 15, 1996
- Flooding in Virginia, August 13 to 14, 1996
- Flood in North Carolina, August 13 to 14, 1996
- Flash Flood in Delaware, August 13, 1996
- Strong Wind in Delaware, August 13, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, August 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, August 13, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, August 13, 1996
- Flash Flood in Delaware, August 13, 1996
- Wildfire in Oregon, August 13 to 31, 1996
- Hail in Minnesota, August 13, 1996
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, August 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566435.