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Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 30, 2010 · Cameron La To High Is Tx 20 To 60nm, Gulf of Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
An oil rig platform in West Cameron Block 149 measured a wind gust of 56 mph.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Cameron (29.4400, -93.4300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 243887. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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