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Marine High Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine High Wind April 23, 2023 · Laguna Madre From Arroyo Colorado To 5nm N of Pt Mansfield Tx, Gulf of Mexico

54 mph

Estimated gust (47 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Emergency Manager from Port Mansfield shared pictures and videos showing high winds and very rough waters on the Laguna Madre near the docks. Several of the pictures show damage to the docks, including missing sections, along with debris being washed ashore by the strong northeasterly winds that developed behind the line of thunderstorms early in the afternoon of April 23rd. Time and winds are based on nearby observations.

The wider storm

A squall line raced through the Lower Texas Coastal Waters the afternoon of April 23rd. Several of the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) sites along with Buoy42020 reported gusts over 34 knots as the line moved through.

Began near Port Mansfield (26.5590, -97.4240).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083274. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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