Marine Thunderstorm Wind · Gulf of Mexico

Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 31, 2008 · Cameron La To High Is Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

52 mph

Estimated gust (45 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Workers on an offshore platform in High Island Block 47 estimated wind gusts of 52 mph during a thunderstorm.

A cold front moved across the northwest Gulf of Mexico, producing thunderstorms with wind gusts between 40 and 65 mph.

Began near Mouth of Sabine River (29.4600, -93.8900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 78981. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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