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Waterspout May 16, 2021 · Corpus Christi To Baffin Bay, Gulf of Mexico

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A waterspout was reported near the entrance to the Corpus Christi Ship Channel.

The wider storm

Strong thunderstorms moved through the Coastal Bend during the morning hours of the 16th. The storms reached the coastal waters of the Middle Texas coast by midday and continued into the afternoon hours. The storms produced wind gusts around 35 knots as well as waterspouts around Corpus Christi, Aransas, and Matagorda Bays.

Began near Port Aransas (27.8348, -97.1584).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 963211. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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