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Waterspout September 19, 2022 · Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Three brief waterspouts were spotted about 7 miles east of South Padre Island. The distance was estimated based on radar. A member of the public shared the images on a Facebook group.

The wider storm

An outflow boundary originating from near Brownsville swept over the nearshore Gulf waters and helped enhance showers and storms over the Gulf waters about 7 miles offshore. This lead to waterspout sightings by members of the public on South Padre Island.

Began near South Padre Island (26.1000, -97.0500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1046772. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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