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Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Cameron La To High Is Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

2010-06-30 · near Cameron, Cameron La To High Is Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico

49 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

An oil rig platform in West Cameron Block 149 measured a wind gust of 56 mph.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Alex strengthened from a tropical storm on June 29 into a hurricane on June 30 as it moved across the southern Gulf of Mexico. Alex made landfall in northern Mexico on July 1 as a strong Category 2 hurricane. Despite making landfall well to the southwest of the region, outer rainbands from Hurricane Alex produced numerous reports of strong winds at offshore oil rigs and AWOS sites in the northwest Gulf of Mexico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 243887. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.