Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind March 25, 2009 · Calcasieu Lake, Gulf of Mexico

49 mph

Measured gust (43 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A vessel near the Calcasieu Locks on Big Lake measured a wind gust of 50 mph.

The wider storm

A squall line of severe thunderstorms developed across central Texas during the evening hours on 3/25/09, before moving rapidly eastward across Southeast Texas and Louisiana during the late evening hours on 3/25/09 and early morning hours of 3/26/09. Although most of these thunderstorms remained inland from the coast, a few reports of strong winds were received from the coastal lakes and bays.

Began near Grand Lake (30.0811, -93.3265).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 160533. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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