Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
2009-10-26 · near Port O'connor, Matagorda Ship Chnl To Pt Aransas Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico
46 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Measured by nearby Port O'Connor Tcoon site.
Wider weather episode
A strong cold front moved through the Coastal Bend around noon on October 26th, 2009, producing strong to severe wind gusts, thunderstorms. Most notable was a severe thunderstorm which produced a downburst over NAS Corpus Christi, Flour Bluff, Padre Island and Mustang Island and combined with the gradient wind behind the front to produce wind gusts of 75-80 mph.
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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 199810. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.