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

2022-10-17 · near South Padre Island, Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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

View location on OpenStreetMap → (26.2200, -97.0600)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1052638. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.