EFU Tornado — Cameron, Texas

2025-10-27 · near Port Isabel, Cameron, Texas

0.0 mi

Path length

10 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A short-lived landspout/waterspout nudged over the sand flats about 200 yards southeast of the U.S. Coast Guard station, and ripped apart a small building housing a generator near the aerostat dirigible located there. An instantaneous 20-foot wind gusts of 47 mph was reported at that site, which was less than 100 feet from the damaged structure. A wind gusts of 33.82 knots was recorded at the nearby Brazos Santiago platform, 0.5 miles to the east. Confirmation of the landspout/waterspout was provided by night camera video.

Wider weather episode

A short-lived waterspout/landspout was reported near the U.S. Coast Guard Station in South Padre Island. This waterspout/landspout caused some minor damage to a small building.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298083. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.