Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 1995, 6:21 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 69 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 1995, 6:21 AM CDT (11:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1995, 7:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 69 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Kenedy County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBRO 111122 RRA SVRBRO TXC047-247-261-427-505-111230- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 621 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 730 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN SOUTH TEXAS ...BROOKS COUNTY...JIM-HOGG COUNTY...KENEDY COUNTY ...STARR COUNTY...ZAPATA COUNTY AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THE BAY WATERS OF THE LAGUNA MADRE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM JUST NORTH OF BAFFIN BAY TO ZAPATA. THIS LINE IS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVEx INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:30 AM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before
TXZ248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-514-111500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 330 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN ZAPATA... AT 320 AM THE BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER WEBB AND NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE AT THE PRESENT TIME STALLED AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST SOUTH OF DEL RIO WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING CAUSING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL GIVE THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOWER VALLEY A 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WHILE THE EASTERN HALF WILL HAVE JUST A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOWER VALLEY LATER THIS MORNING WHILE MAKING IT TO THE EASTERN PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. PERSONS IN OR NEAR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 3:31 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
TXZ248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-514-111500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 330 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER NORTHERN ZAPATA... AT 320 AM THE BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER WEBB AND NORTHERN ZAPATA COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE AT THE PRESENT TIME STALLED AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM JUST SOUTH OF DEL RIO WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING CAUSING THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE SOUTHEAST. THIS WILL GIVE THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOWER VALLEY A 50 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WHILE THE EASTERN HALF WILL HAVE JUST A 30 PERCENT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. THE SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REACH THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE LOWER VALLEY LATER THIS MORNING WHILE MAKING IT TO THE EASTERN PORTION IN THE AFTERNOON. PERSONS IN OR NEAR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
TXZ248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-514-111045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER STARR AND JIM HOGG... AT 425 AM THE BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN HOUSTON TO A LAREDO LINE AND IS SLOWLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TODAY CAUSING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE LOWER VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT COULD MAKE IT TO THE COASTAL WATERS BY THE END OF THE DAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM BY MONDAY. PERSONS IN OR NEAR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 4:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
TXZ248-249-250-251-252-253-254-255-514-111045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 430 AM CDT SUN JUN 11 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER STARR AND JIM HOGG... AT 425 AM THE BROWNSVILLE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES IN EXTREME SOUTH TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SEEM TO BE DEVELOPING SOUTHEAST OF A COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NORTHERN HOUSTON TO A LAREDO LINE AND IS SLOWLY MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TODAY CAUSING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS OVER MOST OF THE LOWER VALLEY. THE COLD FRONT COULD MAKE IT TO THE COASTAL WATERS BY THE END OF THE DAY. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM BY MONDAY. PERSONS IN OR NEAR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 6:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 69 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.