Thunderstorm Wind — Nueces, Texas

2016-03-18 to 2016-03-19 · near (ngp)nas Corpus Chri, Nueces, Texas

Event narrative

Corpus Christi Naval Air Station ASOS measured a gust to 78 mph at 0003 UTC. Winds gusted over 50 knots for around 50 minutes. Wind caused damage to several roofs across the Naval Air Station. Water damage occurred to some equipment from after roof damage.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving cold front combined with strong instability and plentiful moisture to initially produce isolated severe thunderstorms in and near the Laredo area during the early evening hours of March 18th. Eventually, the storms became better organized and formed into a squall line mainly over the southern half of South Texas. Once they organized, the line intensified and moved rapidly toward the coast by the early morning hours of March 19th. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were prevalent with the line of thunderstorms with isolated gusts up to 80 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 626836. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.