High Surf in Coastal Cameron, Texas

High Surf March 19, 2016 – March 21, 2016 · Coastal Cameron, Texas

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

High surf and robust northeasterly swells led to the drowning of a young adult male near South Padre Island. The victim ventured into the surf after an evening show near Isla Blanca Park on the south end of the Island.

The wider storm

Strong winds, building wave heights, and a robust northeasterly swell in the wake of a cold front led to periods of dangerous high surf along the lower Texas coast. One drowning occurred off the coast of South Padre Island during the overnight hours of March 19th into March 20th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 626681. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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