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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2022 · Laguna Madre From Port of Brownsville To Arroyo Colorado, Gulf of Mexico

54 mph

Measured gust (47 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 Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) began gusting above 34 knots at 2:30AM CDT and continued until 3:12AM CDT and recorded a peak gust of 47 knots at 2:42AM CDT. Additionally, the same line of thunderstorms brought a wind gust of 40 knots to the TCOON site at the South Padre Island Coast Guard Station (PCGT2) at 3:18AM CDT.

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 Arroyo City (26.2620, -97.2850).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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