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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 24, 2026 · Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Petit Bois NOS observation reported a Marine Thunderstorm Wind Gust of 43 knots.

The wider storm

A mesoscale convective system developed from storms in south Texas and moved across the northwestern Gulf into coastal Louisiana. As this complex reached the coastal waters south of Mississippi, severe marine wind gusts occurred.

Began near Petis Bois Island Station (ptbm6) (30.2100, -88.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1343334. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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