Thunderstorm Wind in Cameron County, Texas

Thunderstorm Wind May 27, 2026 · Cameron County, Texas

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A SpaceX employee reported a 61 mph wind gust at Starbase.

The wider storm

During the morning hours of May 27th, a squall line of strong to severe thunderstorms associated with a Mesoscale Convective System and outflow boundary from thunderstorms further upstream, resulted in numerous thunderstorm wind gusts, as well as welcome rainfall but no significant flooding. Some of the gusts reached severe limits in the lower Rio Grande Valley (Cameron).

Began near Boca Chica (25.9900, -97.1800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1344098. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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