Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico

2026-01-25 · near Ship Island - Xshi Weatherflow, Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

The Weatherflow mesonet on Ship Island XSHI measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 51 mph or 44 knots.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved east across the coastal waters of southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi during the morning of January 25th. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along and just ahead of the front within a moist and moderately unstable airmass. As the line progressed eastward, embedded cells within this line produced severe wind gusts at multiple locations of the local marine areas.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1311402. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.