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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind March 17, 2023 · Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, Gulf of Mexico

46 mph

Measured gust (40 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Matagorda Island RAWs measured gusts to 40 knots.

The wider storm

A line of storms along a cold front moved through the coastal waters of the Middle Texas coast during the early morning hours of the 17th. Storms produced wind gusts generally from 35 to 45 knots between Baffin Bay and San Antonio Bay.

Began near Mesquite Bay (28.1228, -96.8022).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089214. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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