Thunderstorm Wind — Kleberg, Texas

2016-05-31 · near (nqi)nas Kingsville, Kleberg, Texas

$1.5M

Property damage

75 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Damaging straight line winds impacted an area from just west of Kingsville Naval Air Station and then extended northwest into the south central part of the city of Kingsville.

Hundreds of large tree limbs were snapped and several trees were uprooted. Some power poles were blown down. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 70 and 90 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moving across South Texas, combined with a very moist and unstable atmosphere, produced strong to severe thunderstorms across South Texas on May 31st. The strongest storms crossed Kleberg County and produced 3 tornadoes, very strong winds, large hail, and torrential rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 639763. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.