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Marine Thunderstorm Wind June 6, 2019 · Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

56 mph

Measured gust (49 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network site at Baffin Bay, just a couple miles north of the northern Laguna Madre, recorded wind gusts just shy of 50 knots as a slowly decaying mini-supercell thunderstorm passed over the site. Values used here are proxy to the nearby location in the entrance of Baffin Bay. Gusts in excess of 40 knots were recorded for 12 minutes.

The wider storm

A small but potent mini-supercell thunderstorm formed over Kleberg County during the early evening of June 6th, the moved southeast into Baffin Bay and the northern Laguna Madre, producing storm-force gusts. The storm would weaken rapidly as it moved into the nearshore waters just east of Kenedy County.

Began near S Baffin Bay (27.2688, -97.4023).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 853353. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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