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Marine Thunderstorm Wind November 20, 2009 · Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Texas coastal ocean observation network site at Baffin Bay reported wind gusts to 74.7 miles per hour the gusts occurred from 3:00 AM until at least 3:06 AM CST. Gust are estimated to be similar at the northern edge of the marine zone just south of Baffin Bay, about 3 miles away, based on nearly identical radar presentation of the storm.

The wider storm

A cool front moving into Deep South Texas linked up with an energy wave to produce showers and thunderstorms ahead of the front in the early morning of November 20th, with more activity during the afternoon. The morning convection generated a severe thunderstorm which moved across the northern Laguna Madre into Baffin Bay, producing a hurricane force wind gust.

Began near S Baffin Bay (27.2400, -97.4100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 198713. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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