Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2022-05-24 · near S Baffin Bay, Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Ext From 20 To 60nm, 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 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.

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 1017092. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.