Marine Thunderstorm Wind — Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

2022-01-09 · near South Padre Island, Coastal Waters From Pt Mansfield To Rio Grande River Tx Out 20nm, Gulf of Mexico

Event narrative

A cold front brought a line of showers that swept through the Lower Texas Coast. A peak gust of 43 knots was recorded at the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at SPI Brazos Santiago, TX (BZST2) at 10:42PM CST. Several gusts at or above 34 knots were recorded between 10:24PM CST and 11:18PM CST.

Note: The measured wind gust of 43 knots is equivalent to 49 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 992028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.