A thunderstorm complex which had produced nearly a dozen instances of damaging wind, large hail, and flash flooding from Zapata through Hidalgo County finally pushed off land and over the Lower Texas Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th and brought several gusts over 34 knots as it did so. The highest gust was reported at Buoy 42020 of 43 mph.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PT MANSFIELD TX OUT 20 NM, GULF OF MEXICO
From 24-MAY-22 08:54:00 to 24-MAY-22 09:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: S BAFFIN BAY
Magnitude: 39.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. It is reasonable to assume that the coastal waters out 20 nautical miles between Port Mansfield and Baffin Bay experienced Marine Thunderstorm Wind Gusts due to the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2), which is 1 mile from the coastal waters, began gusting over 34 knots at 9:54AM CDT and continued until 10:18AM CDT. The highest gust recorded was 39 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5NM N OF PT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX, GULF OF MEXICO
From 24-MAY-22 08:54:00 to 24-MAY-22 09:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: S BAFFIN BAY
Magnitude: 39.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at Rincon del San Jose (RSJT2) began gusting over 34 knots at 9:54AM CDT and continued until 10:18AM CDT. The highest gust recorded was 39 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in LAGUNA MADRE FROM PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO ARROYO COLORADO, GULF OF MEXICO
From 24-MAY-22 01:30:00 to 24-MAY-22 02:18:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARROYO CITY
Magnitude: 47.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

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 peak gust of 47 knots at 2:42AM CDT. Additionally, the same line of thunderstorms brought a wind gust of 40 knots to the TCOON site at the South Padre Island Coast Guard Station (PCGT2) at 3:18AM CDT.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in COASTAL WATERS FROM PT MANSFIELD TO RIO GRANDE RIVER TX OUT 20NM, GULF OF MEXICO
From 24-MAY-22 02:18:00 to 24-MAY-22 02:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Magnitude: 39.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. The Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) site at SPI Brazos Santiago (BZST2) recorded wind gusts over 34 knots from 3:48AM CDT through 4:48AM CDT with the highest wind gust observed of 39 knots.

Marine Thunderstorm Wind in WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PT MANSFIELD TX EXT FROM 20 TO 60NM, GULF OF MEXICO
From 24-MAY-22 09:50:00 to 24-MAY-22 10:40:00 (CST-6)
Location: S BAFFIN BAY
Magnitude: 37.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Buoy

A line of thunderstorms pushed off the coast and over the Laguna Madre and Coastal Waters the morning of May 24th. The line finally arrived at the National Data Buoy Center Buoy 42020 at 10:50AM CDT and brought gusts above 34 knots until 11:40AM CDT. The highest measured gust was 37 knots at 11:00AM CDT.