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Hurricane Alex Wind Table
Peak Sustained Wind and Wind Gusts (in mph)
City/Town
County
Type
Pk Sust
Time
Pk Gust
Time
Complete?
Port Isabel/NOS
Cameron
B
51
1342/30
62
1342/30
Yes
Queen Isabella Cswy
Cameron
O
47
 
2001/30
66
2001/30*
Yes
South Padre Is./heli
Cameron
A
46
1935/30
56
1635/30
Yes
Realitos Peninsula
Cameron
B
45
1442/30
64
1012/30
Yes
Baffin Bay
Kleberg
B
41
1706/30
64
1712/30
Yes
Harlingen/Valley
Cameron
A
40
2032/30
49
1713/30
Yes
50NM SE Corpus Ch
 
B
38
1250/30
47
1250/30
Yes
Brownsville/Arpt
Cameron
A
38
1700/30
46
1659/30
Yes
Rincon San Jose
Kenedy
B
36
1242/30
46
1800/30
Yes
South Padre Island CG
Cameron
B
36
1900/30
46
1900/30
Yes
McAllen/Miller
Hidalgo
A
31
2144/30
46
2151/30
Yes
Edinburg/Intl Arpt
Hidalgo
A
31
1545/30
41
1545/30
Yes
40 E South Padre Is.
 
B
31
0630/30
38
0630/30
No
Weslaco
Hidalgo
A
30
1705/30
41
1545/30
Yes
Kingsville/NAS
Kleberg
A
26
1132/30
34
1132/30
Yes
Laredo/Intl Arpt
Webb
A
25
1556/01
31
1556/01
Yes
Falfurrias/Brooks Co
Brooks
A
23
1910/30
32
1910/30
Yes
Hebbronville
Jim Hogg
A
22
1921/30
33
1921/30
Yes
Zapata Arpt
Zapata
A
21
1445/40
32
1445/30
Yes

Legend:
A = Automated Surface Observing System or Automated Weather Observing System (10 meters).
B = NOAA Buoy or other Marine Observation (height varies).
O = Other. South Padre Island Queen Isabella Bridge TXDOT station.
* Time estimated.

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