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Marine Strong Wind March 31, 2016 · Coastal Waters From Baffin Bay To Pt Mansfield Tx Out 20 Nm, Gulf of Mexico

29 mph

Measured gust (25 kt)

Death

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

In the wake of an overnight gravity wave event, in which winds reached 40 knots across the lower Texas coastal waters, winds remained strong and gusty across the Laguna Madre during the morning hours of March 31. The strong winds resulted in rough to very rough waters in the Laguna Madre. The winds with gusts of 25 knots and rough to very rough chop capsized a kayak near Holly Beach and one person was drowned.

The wider storm

In the wake of an overnight gravity wave event across the lower Texas coastal waters, winds remained strong and gusty across the Laguna Madre during the morning hours of March 31. The strong winds resulted in rough to very rough waters in the Laguna Madre. The winds capsized a kayak near Holly Beach and one person was drowned.

Began near S Baffin Bay (26.1183, -97.2932).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 626661. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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