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Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind September 12, 2003 · Corpus Christi To Baffin Bay, Gulf of Mexico

83 mph

Measured gust (72 kt)

$3.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

83 mph wind gust occurred at Ingleside and relayed by local news station. TCOON site just south of Ingleside reported peak gust of 48 knots. Winds caused a 400-foot barge to break loose and drift across the ship channel. 31 workers on the barge were blown off into the bay, however no injuries or fatalities were reported. A 200-ton crane fell off the barge forcing a shutdown of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5371617. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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