Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Nov 17, 1995, 7:30 AM CST (13:30 UTC)

Expired

Nov 17, 1995, 8:30 AM CST

In force

60 min

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
TTAA00 KBRO 171332 RRA
SVRBRO
TXC261-489-171430-
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
730 AM CST FRI NOV 17 1995
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL  830 AM CST
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
 
IN SOUTH TEXAS
 
   ...KENEDY COUNTY...WILLACY COUNTY
 
   AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THE BAY WATERS OF THE LAGUNA MADRE
 
AT 730 AM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING
FROM NEAR SARITA IN NORTHERN KENEDY COUNTY TO JUST WEST OF
RAYMONDVILLE.  THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR
AND WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF KENEDY COUNTY AND
THROUGH THE RAYMONDVILLE AND SAN PERLITA AREAS BY 830 AM.
 
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS IS WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES
AN HOUR AND TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH PRODUCES FLOODING. THESE STORMS
UPROOTED TREES IN SAN MANUEL AND PRODUCED LOCALIZED FLOODING THERE
AS WELL.
 
MOTORISTS SHOULD NEVER ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD. REMAIN INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.  DAMAGING WIND...
LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLEd
IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
 
&
INGRAM

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Nov 17, 2:25 AM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
225 AM CDT FRI NOV 17 1995

5H LOW TO CONT TO KEEP THINGS QUITE MOIST HERE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAY.  STLT WV LOOP THIS MRNG SHOWS UPPER LOW SPINNING NR
BIG BEND RGN.  88D SHOWS NICE COMMA SHAPED AREA OF CONV OVR MUCH OF
THE W PART OF DEEP S TX THIS MRNG...WITH STRONGEST STORMS S OF ZAPATA
NR RIVER. CONVECT MOVG EASTWARD...SO EXPECT A ROUND OF RWS/TRWS ACRSS
MOST OF FA THIS MRNG.  SOME DRYING EVIDENCED ON STLT BEHIND CNVC...SO
WL TAPER OFF RN FOR AFTN.  NEXT WV SHLD IMPACT RGN TNT INTO SAT
BRINGING MORE RN.  THEN 5H LOW PROGGED TO RETOGRADE SW BY SUN...SO WL
DCRS POPS TO MORE SCTD ON SUN.

TEMPS TO STAY IN A NARROW RANGE WITH HIGH MOISTURE AND NO INSOLATION.
CONT TO FAVOR FAN/AVN GUIDANCE FOR MAXS.  MINS SEEM TOO LOW ON ALL
MODELS AS I SEE NO CLRG OR CAA TO DROP THEM.  WL BET ON PERSISTENCE
AND ADD A FEW DEGREES TO THEM.

EXTENDED SHOWS WHAT COULD BE A FAIRLY GOOD FRNT MOVG SOUTH INTO RGN
BY TUES...AS SHOWN BY THE ECM/UK MODELS.  AVN/MRF NOT SHOWING MUCH
COOLING ATTM.  5H RIDGE PROGGED OVR NW TERRITORYS WOULD FAVOR BLDUP
OF SOME COLD AIR.  WL GO DRY AND COOLER THEN AND SEE WHAT DEVELOPS
OVR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

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