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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2022 · Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

43 mph

Measured gust (37 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 line finally arrived at the National Data Buoy Center Buoy 42020 at 10:50AM CDT and brought gusts above 34 knots until 11:40AM CDT. The highest measured gust was 37 knots at 11:00AM 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 S Baffin Bay (26.9680, -96.6930).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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