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Marine Thunderstorm Wind April 28, 2023 – April 29, 2023 · Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2) reported wind gusts above 34 knots associated with a line of storms starting at 12:54AM CDT and lasting until 1:18AM CDT. The highest gust was measured at 43 knots at 1:00AM CDT.

The wider storm

A strong cold front barreled through Texas the afternoon of April 28th and spawned a line of showers and thunderstorms. This line of showers and thunderstorms stormed through the Lower Texas Coastal Waters with the highest reported wind gust at Realitos Peninsula with a recorded wind gust of 52 knots, or 60 mph. Most other sites recorded wind gusts between 40 to 50 knots.

Began near S Baffin Bay (26.8010, -97.4710).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1084116. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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