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Marine Tropical Storm August 22, 2023 · San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays, Gulf of Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Satellite and radar observations indicated tropical storm force wind gusts occurred over the region as Tropical Storm Harold moved toward a landfall south of Baffin Bay. Mesonet observations indicated tropical storm force wind gusts occurred. Winds gusted as high as 35 knots (40 mph) at TCOON mesonet site in Port O'Connor.
The wider storm
Tropical Storm Harold moved west across the coastal waters of the Middle Texas coast on the 22nd. An area of low pressure developed over the central Gulf of Mexico on the 21st. A large area of high pressure over the central United States into the northern Gulf Coast steered the system quickly westward toward the Middle Texas coast. The low strengthened into Tropical Storm Harold by the early morning hours of the 22nd. Harold increased in strength and made landfall south of Baffin Bay as a 50 mph tropical storm during the late morning.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1134150. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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