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

2025-05-27 · near South Padre Island, Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observation Network (TCOON) location at Brazos Santiago, along the south side of the Isla Blanca jetty, recorded a peak gust of 35.57 knots along/just behind a decaying line of showers and embedded thunderstorms. Gale force gusts persisted for more than 30 minutes.

Wider weather episode

A dissipating front combined with upper-level energy to produce two lines of thunderstorms on successive mornings in late May 2025. The first situation, a decaying line of broken showers and a few thunderstorms, raced southward across the Lower Texas Gulf/Laguna Madre waters during the early morning of the 27th. On May 28th, a more intense squall line developed inland and gradually moved into the nearshore Gulf waters. Gale-force wind gusts and torrential rainfall accompanied the second line in a few locations along the coast.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (26.0670, -97.1550)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266264. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.