Laguna Madre From Port of Brownsville To Arroyo Colorado storm history
Storm events recorded in Laguna Madre From Port of Brownsville To Arroyo Colorado, Gulf of Mexico between 1950 and 2025.
138
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$192K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) site at the US Coast Guard Station, along the west shore of the city of South Padre Island, recorded a peak gust of 41.21 knots as a squall line of strong thunderstorms moved across the Lower Texas coast. Time of the peak gust w…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The NOAA C-MAN station at Port Isabel recorded a peak gust of 46.461 knots as a squall line of strong thunderstorms moved across the Lower Texas coast. Time of the peak gust was 724 CST (824 CDT), but gale-force gusts persisted from 715 until 730 CST (815 until 830 CDT).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) station at Port Isabel recorded a peak gust of 40.82 knots as a squall line of strong thunderstorms moved across the Lower Texas coast. Time of the peak gust was 654 CST (754 CDT), but gale-force gusts persisted from 648 until 7…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) station at Rincon del San Jose (Kenedy County Laguna Madre) recorded a peak gust of 37.52 knots as a squall line of strong thunderstorms moved across the Lower Texas coast. Time of the peak gust was 436 CST (536 CDT), but gale-f…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observation Network (TCOON) location at Realitos Peninsula (along Laguna Madre near the entrance of Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak gust of 35.57 knots along/just behind a decaying line of showers and embedded thunderstorms, between 630 and 636 AM CST (…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observation Network (TCOON) location at Rincon del San Jose (aong Laguna Madre in Kenedy County) recorded a peak gust of 37.52 knots at 4:46 AM CST (536 AM CDT) along/just behind a decaying line of showers and embedded thunderstorms. Gale force gusts per…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) site at the US Coast Guard Station (Laguna Madre, South Padre Island) reported a peak gust of 34.02 knots from a decaying but still strong thunderstorm during the late evening hours of May 8th.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) site at the US Coast Guard Station (Laguna Madre, South Padre Island) reported a peak gust of 36.93 knots from a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms that moved offshore during the mid morning of May 8th.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Oceanic Observing Network (TCOON) location at Realitos Penisula recorded a peak gust of 40.63 knots at 818 AM CST from a small cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms that drifted into the Lower Texas Coastal Waters during the mid morning of May 8th.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The South Padre Island Coast Guard station recorded a brief burst of gale force gusts just after 1 AM CST March 28th, as winds shifted from north to northwest following a recycling of strong thunderstorms near/along the Lower Texas coast. Winds peaked at 36.54 knots at 1:18 AM CS…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Port Isabel recorded a wind gust of 47.62 knots, with winds above gale force continuing for at least six minutes.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Realitos Peninsula (near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak wind gust of 43 knots at 618 AM CST on the 27th. However, meso low/wake high wind gradient maintained gale-force gusts for more than six hours through late morning.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Realitos Peninsula (near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak wind gust of 42 knots at 624 AM CST on the 27th. However, meso low/wake high wind gradient maintained gale-force gusts for more than six hours through late morning.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Realitos Peninsula (near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak wind gust of 40 knots at 9:18 AM CST on the 27th. However, meso low/wake high wind gradient maintained gale-force gusts for more than six hours through late morning, with conditions re…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Realitos Peninsula (near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak wind gust of 41 knots at 8:54 PM CST on the 27th, as the first of several bands of strong thunderstorms swept across the Lower Laguna Madre.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN station at Realitos Peninsula (near the mouth of the Arroyo Colorado) recorded a peak wind gust of 48 knots at 6:42 PM CST on the 27th, as the first of several bands of strong thunderstorms swept across the Lower Laguna Madre. Gale force winds began at 6:36 and continue…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The South Padre Island Coast Guard station recorded a wind gust of 41.79 knots at 142 AM CST from developing strong thunderstorms over the area, with winds above gale force continuing for just below six minutes (by proxy).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The South Padre Island Coast Guard station recorded a second wind gust of 36.16 knots at 206 AM CST from a developing thunderstorm system over the area, with winds above gale force continuing for just below six minutes (by proxy observation).
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The South Padre Island Coast Guard station recorded a period of wind gusts above gale force, which peaked at 38.29 knots at 11:30 PM CST, from another intense band of thunderstorms moving quickly across the coast. Gale force gusts continued for approximately 13 minutes.
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind
A buoy near Realitos Peninsula (9 miles north of Laguna Vista) reported a peak wind gust of 51 mph.
Marine Strong Wind Marine Strong Wind
South Padre Island (SPI) Coast Guard Station Buoy measured a peak wind gust of 52 mph.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A buoy at Realitos Peninsula recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 34 kts. Thunderstorm wind gusts were associated with Tropical Storm Alberto.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 50 mph was recorded over the Laguna Madre east of Arroyo City at the Realitos Pensinsula Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network site.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN platform near Port Isabel recorded a peak gust of 35 knots at 330 PM, with persistent gusts just below gale force through at least 354 PM from a post-squall line mesoscale high pressure area.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The C-MAN platform at the South Padre Island Coast Guard station recorded a peak gusts of 34 knots at 336 PM CDT, associated with the passage of a squall line. Gusts remained near 30 knots for another half hour as a mesoscale high pressure cell maintained strong northerly flow.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) sites at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) and South Padre Island Coast Guard Station (PCGT2) recorded wind gusts over 34 knots between 7:12AM CDT and 7:36AM CDT. NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) station at Port Isabel (PTIT2) also re…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters early in the morning on May 13th. The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) at Realitos (RLIT2) gusted to 45 knots at 4:30AM CDT. The South Padre Island Coast Guard Station (PCGT2) T…
Waterspout Waterspout
An NWS Storm Survey conducted for the Laguna Heights survey found tornado damage to the immediate coast at 4:08AM CDT. Therefore, it is reasonable to infer that it continued into the Laguna Madre for at least a short period of time as the supercell got ingested into the squall li…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters early in the morning on May 9th. NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) site at Port Isabel (PCGT2) gusted above 34 knots starting at 1:42AM CDT and lasted until 2:00AM CDT with a maximum wind …
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the late in the evening of April 28th into the early morning hours of April 29th. The Texas Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) began gusting above 34 knots at…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the afternoon of April 23rd. The Texas Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) began gusting above 34 knots at 1:18PM CDT and continued until 2:00PM CDT and record…
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
The public shared video of one unmanned pontoon boat break loose in the Laguna Madre due to high marine winds during the wake low that developed following a line of thunderstorms in the early afternoon of April 23rd. There was also another picture of one unmanned fishing boat tha…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) reported wind gusts above 34 knots associated with a cold front producing a broken line of showers and thunderstorms starting at 5:12AM CDT and lasting through 5:36AM CDT. The highest gust record…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A late-May cold front brought a strong line of showers and thunderstorms along with it. The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) began gusting over 34 knots at 6:24AM CDT with the highest observed gust of 48 knots at 6:36AM CDT. The TCO…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. The Texas Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) began gusting above 34 knots at 2:30AM CDT and continued until 3:12AM CDT and recorded a…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A cold front brought a line of showers that swept through the Lower Texas Coast. A peak gust of 38 knots was recorded at the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) at 10:30PM CST. Several gusts at or above 34 knots were recorded between 9…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A strong thunderstorm associated with a cold front developed between Port Mansfield and the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge late in the afternoon on December 18th. The Realitos Peninsula TCOON site recorded gusts of 34 knots between 6:54 PM CST and 7:18 PM CST.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
A line of showers and thunderstorms associated with a cold front swept through the Lower Texas Coast and over Gulf waters out to 60 nm. A peak gust of 37 knots was recorded at 6:36PM CST at the South Padre Island CGS,TX (PCGT2) Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site. …
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Realitos Peninsula (RLIT2) reported a 35 knot (40 mph) wind gust associated with the strong thunderstorms moving eastward across the region at 11:54 AM CST. There were several gusts of 34 knots (39 mph) between 11:54 AM CS…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
The Port Isabel Water Level Observation Network (PTIT2) reported a 34 knot (39 mph) wind gust associated with the strong thunderstorms moving eastward across the region at 1:00 PM and 1:24 PM CST.
Marine High Wind Marine High Wind
Coast Guard reported 3 unmanned fishing boats breaking loose, then capsizing and sinking in the Laguna Madre due to high marine thunderstorm winds. Damage was also observed at the Dolphin Docks location in Port Isabel, which was quoted as being between $25-30k based on similar da…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
As a strong tropical thunderstorm/shower associated with a mid-level inverted trough and a surplus of tropical moisture moved over the Laguna Madre near Port Isabel early on September 5th, the TCOON site recorded a gust to 43.74 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
As a strong tropical thunderstorm/shower associated with a mid-level inverted trough and a surplus of tropical moisture moved over the Laguna Madre near the Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge early on September 5th, the Realitos Peninsula TCOON site recorded a gust of 40.8 knots.
Marine Tropical Storm Marine Tropical Storm
As Hurricane Hanna moved across the western Gulf of Mexico towards the South Texas coast, it brought a period of tropical storm-force winds to the Lower Texas coastal waters on July 25th. Buoy RLIT2, which is located in this coastal zone, reported sustained tropical storm-force w…
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
Along and in front of a late season cold front, thunderstorms formed and moved into the lower Texas coastal waters on May 26th. Some of these thunderstorms created strong marine thunderstorm winds, and a gust of 34 knots was recorded at buoy RLIT2 at 10:48 CDT.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
As a Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCC) moved offshore Deep South Texas and into the lower Texas coastal waters on the morning of May 25th, a strong surge of marine thunderstorm winds moved off the coast of Cameron County. Buoy RLIT2 recorded a gust of 50 knots at 6:30 AM CDT.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
As a Mesoscale Convective Complex (MCC) moved offshore Deep South Texas and into the lower Texas coastal waters on the morning of May 25th, a strong surge of marine thunderstorm winds moved off the coast of Cameron County. Buoy RLIT2 recorded a gust of 37 knots at 7:48 AM CDT.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
An upper level disturbance allowed strong thunderstorms to develop across the lower Texas coastal waters on May 16th. Some of these thunderstorms produced strong winds, and buoy PCGT2 recorded a gust of 38 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
An upper level disturbance allowed strong thunderstorms to develop across the lower Texas coastal waters on May 16th. Some of these thunderstorms produced strong winds, and buoy PCGT2 recorded a gust of 38 knots.
Marine Thunderstorm Wind Marine Thunderstorm Wind
An upper level disturbance allowed strong thunderstorms to develop across the lower Texas coastal waters on May 16th. Some of these thunderstorms produced strong winds, and buoy RLIT2 recorded a gust of 55 knots.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 |