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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
632 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for 05/28/2024 Thunderstorm Wind Event...

.Green Ranch in Northwest Laredo Thunderstorm Event...

Peak Wind E: 80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.12 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/28/2024
Start Time:             0930 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 WNW Orvil / Webb / TX
Start Lat/Lon:          27.6451 / -99.5405

End Date:               05/28/2024
End Time:               0936 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Orvil / Webb / TX
End Lat/Lon:            27.6444 / -99.5388

Survey Summary: A line of thunderstorm moved across the Laredo
area Tuesday evening producing wind damage. The most significant
damage occurred in the Green Ranch subdivision from College Port
Drive to Mustang Island Drive with numerous fences and roofs
damaged along Peoples Boulevard. All of the damage on the left
side of the street (facing northeast) was facing the northwest
while the damage on the right side of the street was facing the
southeast. This divergent damage pattern in is consistent with a
microburst with estimated maximum winds of 80 MPH.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$

JCP/TWH