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Marine Thunderstorm Wind January 9, 2022 · Laguna Madre From 5nm N of Pt Mansfield To Baffin Bay Tx, Gulf of Mexico

41 mph

Measured gust (36 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A cold front brought a line of showers that swept through the Lower Texas Coast. A peak gust of 36 knots was recorded at the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2) at 8:36PM CST. Several gusts at or above 34 knots were recorded between 8:06PM CST and 8:42PM CST.

Note: The measured wind gust of 36 knots is equivalent to 41 mph.

The wider storm

A strong cold front plowed through the Lower Texas Coast the evening of January 9th. A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along the cold front as it marched south and brought several observations meeting Marine Thunderstorm Winds criteria of gale-force gusts to area waters.

Began near S Baffin Bay (26.8010, -97.4710).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 992024. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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