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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2022 · Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

45 mph

Measured gust (39 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2) began gusting over 34 knots at 9:54AM CDT and continued until 10:18AM CDT. The highest gust recorded was 39 knots.

The wider storm

A thunderstorm complex which had produced nearly a dozen instances of damaging wind, large hail, and flash flooding from Zapata through Hidalgo County finally pushed off land and over the Lower Texas Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th and brought several gusts over 34 knots as it did so. The highest gust was reported at Buoy 42020 of 43 mph.

Began near S Baffin Bay (26.8010, -97.4710).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017084. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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