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Marine Thunderstorm Wind May 9, 2026 · Mississippi Sound, Gulf of Mexico
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What the National Weather Service wrote
The Bay Waveland Yacht Club station WYCM6 measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 65 mph or 57 kts.
The wider storm
Discrete thunderstorms in southeast Oklahoma congealed into a mesoscale convective complex as they moved southeast into northern Louisiana early morning of May 9th. The system consisted of clusters and linear segments moving rapidly eastward, while localized cell mergers and brief training occurred within the broader complex. The storms produced widespread severe wind gusts over local coastal waters.
Began near Bay Waveland Yacht Club Station (wycm6) (30.3300, -89.3300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1343589. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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