Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico

Events

52

Deaths

1

Injuries

1

Damage

$13 million

• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 3, 20131 death · 1 injured · $12 million · 58 kt wind · 2 eventsDuring the late morning and early afternoon hours on 3 April, strong winds developed in the wake of a passing area of heavy rainfall.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, May 19, 2021$100,000 · 54 kt wind · 1 eventThe May 19th thunderstorm complex that brought flash flooding and high winds to portions of the Lower Rio Grande Valley also developed a wake low, which led to high northerly winds occurring across the Laguna Madre and immediate coastal areas.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 23, 2023$60,000 · 58 kt wind · 7 eventsA squall line raced through the Lower Texas Coastal Waters the afternoon of April 23rd. Several of the Texas Coastal Ocean Observing Network (TCOON) sites along with Buoy42020 reported gusts over 34 knots as the line moved through.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2006$51,000 · 53 kt wind · 7 eventsMeasured by Port Aransas TCOON site.
• Marine Strong Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 23 to 24, 2010$20,000 · 69 kt wind · 15 eventsA series of five gravity waves moved along the Upper Texas Coast early in the morning. The second gravity wave caused damaging wind gusts on Galveston Island.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, January 11, 2012$31,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 eventsA strong wake low developed north and west of a vigorous squall line moving east through the Florida Straits.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 6 to 7, 202057 kt wind · 13 eventsA squall line developed ahead of a cold front and moved southeast into the Florida Peninsula. Some of these thunderstorms produced marine wind gusts along the coast.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, February 23 to 24, 201690 kt wind · 12 eventsA strong cold front moved through the lower Mississippi Valley. Ahead of the front, widespread severe weather moved through Southeast Louisiana and Southern Mississippi during the morning and afternoon hours of February 23rd.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, November 23, 201450 kt wind · 8 eventsA strong cold front moved through the coastal waters during the morning and afternoon hours. A line of thunderstorms developed in advance of the front and produced several reports of strong to severe winds.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, April 30, 201751 kt wind · 6 eventsStrong storms resulted in several instance of strong wind gusts across the coastal waters of Alabama and northwest Florida.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, January 9, 201164 kt wind · 5 eventsStrengthening low pressure moved eastward just off the Louisiana coast. The pressure gradient between the low and high pressure off the Atlantic Coast produced numerous reports of high winds.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 3, 201362 kt wind · 5 eventsA non-severe mesoscale convective complex aided in the development of a meso low in the wake of the convective complex. Numerous reports of strong to severe wind gusts were received in association with the low pressure.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 25 to 26, 201963 kt wind · 5 eventsTropical Depression 17 formed in the western Gulf of Mexico early on Friday, October 25th 2019. By late on Friday, October 25th, TD#17 strengthened and organized into a tropical storm and was renamed Olga.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 19 to 20, 202058 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong low pressure moved from the Texas Panhandle early on the 19th to Georgia on the 20th.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 2, 200956 kt wind · 3 eventsAn sharp pressure gradient along a stalled frontal boundary in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico produced unusually strong winds during the early morning hours on April 2. Several oil rig platforms south of Marsh Island measured gale to storm force winds for several hours.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, February 25, 20133 eventsA strong cold front moved through South Texas during the morning. Very high winds formed over South Texas and moved into the coastal waters during the afternoon. Wind gusts ranged from 40 to 50 knots across the area.
• Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, January 16, 201654 kt wind · 3 eventsSurface low pressure developing off the Matagorda Bay coast helped generate thunderstorms that produced strong marine wind gusts.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 18, 200954 kt wind · 2 eventsStrong winds were measured at some offshore locations around the mouth of the Sabine River during the early morning hours on April 18.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 25, 201560 kt wind · 2 eventsAn area of low pressure formed along the Texas coast and moved northeast. The low pressure was baroclinic in nature, however energy from the remnants of Pacific Hurricane Patricia combined with the system.
• Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, January 16, 201655 kt wind · 2 eventsA strong upper level disturbance moved through the Hill Country on the 16th. Thunderstorms formed along a warm front near the coast late in the morning through early afternoon. Wind gusts to 40 knots occurred near the Mid-Coast.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, August 18 to 19, 20081 eventTropical Storm Fay made its first of four Florida landfalls at Key West shortly before 5 PM on Monday, August 18th. Maximum sustained winds were 60 mph and the minimum pressure was 998 MB.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 22 to 23, 201054 kt wind · 1 eventPrecipitation, from a decaying and elevated shower over Corpus Christi, fell through a strong low-level jet beneath the cap, and induced a small-scale wake low.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 24, 201050 kt wind · 1 eventA powerful upper level storm system that moved across the Gulf Coast states produced strong southeasterly winds across the northwestern Gulf of Mexico during the early morning hours of April 24.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, April 14, 201355 kt wind · 1 eventA warm front served as a focus for thunderstorm development during the early morning and daytime hours.
• Marine High Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 26, 20151 eventThe remnants of Hurricane Patricia and an upper level storm system resulted in the development of a strong non tropical low over the northwest Gulf of Mexico.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01.