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Waterspout October 17, 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

A member of the public shared a waterspout picture with a broadcast meteorologist, who then relayed it to the National Weather Service Office in Brownsville. The picture was taken early Monday morning just before 9AM CDT and didn't last terribly long. In the picture, a well defined funnel cloud was observed along with water spray at the surface. This waterspout likely formed due to a weak boundary collision about 7.5 miles east of South Padre Island.

The wider storm

A member of the public shared a picture of a waterspout in the nearshore southern Gulf waters out to 20 nautical miles.

Began near South Padre Island (26.2200, -97.0600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1052638. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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