Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2022-05-24 · near South Padre Island, Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

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 SPI Brazos Santiago (BZST2) recorded wind gusts over 34 knots from 3:48AM CDT through 4:48AM CDT with the highest wind gust observed of 39 knots.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1017088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.