Tropical Storm Cristobal Update Statement

By | June 7, 2020

Issued at 510 PM CDT Sun Jun 07 2020


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WTNT63 KNHC 072209
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Tropical Storm Cristobal Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL032020
510 PM CDT Sun Jun 07 2020
 
...CENTER OF CRISTOBAL MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA...
 
Satellite, radar, and surface data indicate that the center of 
Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall at 500 PM CDT (2200 UTC) 
along the coast of southeast Louisiana between the mouth of the 
Mississippi River and Grand Isle.  Maximum sustained winds were 
estimated near 50 mph (85 km/h) with a minimum central pressure of 
992 mb (29.29 inches). 

A Weatherflow site on Ship Island, Mississippi, has recently 
observed a sustained wind of 48 mph (78 km/h) and a gust to 64 mph 
(104 km/h).  A  Weatherflow site near Gulfport, Mississippi 
recently reported a sustained wind of 46 mph (74 km/h) and a 
gust to 60 mph (96 km/h).


SUMMARY OF 500 PM CDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.3N 89.8W
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM SSE OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 INCHES

 
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Forecaster Brown/Latto
 
 

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