Landspout seen by many along Padre Highway between Brownsville and Port Isabel August 12 2010

Landspout strikes between Port Isabel and Brownsville Shrimp Basin, August 12 2010

Photograph of Landspout several miles east of the Brownsville Shrimp Basin, a little after noon on August 12, 2010.

Landspout, Ho!
Weak Convergence along Sea Breeze Aids Formation

The development of the late morning and early afternoon Lower Texas Gulf Coast sea breeze helped percolate showers just after noon on August 12th 2010 near the Cameron County coast toward Port Isabel. Sometime between noon and 1215 pm CST, a landspout developed approximately 5 miles southwest of Port Isabel, across open sand flats. No damage was reported; however, there were numerous eyewitnesses, since the event occurred along well traveled State Highway 48 between Port Isabel and the Brownsville Shrimp Basin during the middle of a summer day.

More information will be provided on this site, including local radar and other observational data, pending a quick case study investigation during the next week or so. Check back here for details!