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Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 2, 2010 · Laguna Madre From Arroyo Colorado To 5nm N of Pt Mansfield Tx, Gulf of Mexico

48 mph

Measured gust (42 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The cooperative observer (Harbormaster) at Port Mansfield recorded a 42 knot (48 mph) wind gust as a squall line raced into the Lower Texas Gulf Waters during the late evening of June 2nd.

The wider storm

A squall line, associated with a mesoscale convective system which originally formed just south of the Texas Big Bend Region before expanding and racing southeast through Deep South Texas, including portions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, rolled into the Lower Texas Coastal Waters during the late evening and crossing midnight (daylight time), producing intense rains, frequent cloud to water lightning, and gale to near storm force wind gusts in most areas.

Began near Port Mansfield (26.5500, -97.4300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 242395. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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