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

2025-03-27 · near South Padre Island, Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The coastal station at Brazos Santiago, just inshore of the Isla Blanca jetty (north jetty), recorded a gust just below 40 knots at 5 AM CST March 27th due to a strong to severe thunderstorm system that moved slowly along the coast. By proxy, the nearshore waters just east of South Padre is used for this report. Strong winds above gale force and near storm force (gusts) prevailed for just over an hour at most 6-minute intervals.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance combined with a stationary front to produce periods of strong to severe thunderstorms on land that pushed across the Lower Texas Gulf and Laguna Madre waters during the morning of March 27th and again during the late evening of the same day and post-midnight hours of the 28th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1249975. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.