Thunderstorm Wind — Nueces, Texas

1999-03-28 · near Corpus Christi Nas, Nueces, Texas

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm produced an estimated 5.5 million dollars in damage at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. NWS damage survey indicated a narrow band of microburst straight-line wind damage resulting in numerous large uprooted trees, hangar roof damage, downed power poles, several damaged and/or overturned planes. Navy official instrumentation located farther away from the narrow band of damage reported a peak wind of 68 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5694622. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.