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Marine Thunderstorm Wind March 27, 2025 · Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

44 mph

Measured gust (38 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The coastal station at Brazos Santiago, just inshore of the Isla Blanca jetty (north jetty), recorded a gust just above 38 knots at 712 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 about an hour.

The wider storm

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.

Began near South Padre Island (26.0679, -97.1537).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1249977. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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