Tornado Warning 6, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Aug 23, 1999, 2:59 PM CDT (19:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 23, 1999, 3:30 PM CDT

In force

31 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 20:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TTAA00 KBRO 232003 RRA
TORBRO
TXC261-489-232030-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
259 PM CDT MON AUG 23 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN KENEDY COUNTY IN TEXAS
  NORTHERN WILLACY COUNTY IN TEXAS
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF RAYMONDVILLE

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND 
RAYMONDVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED A TORNADO 7 MILES NORTHWEST 
OF RAYMONDVILLE...OR 1 MILE NORTH OF LA SARA MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 
MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  THE WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTY BORDER AT 310 PM CDT

SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR 
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER 
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR TEXAS.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Aug 23, 2:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
245 PM CDT MON AUG 23 1999

THE REMNANTS OF BRET IS MOVING NORTH OF LAREDO CAUSING SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE WATERSHED.  JUST A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS
DOTTED DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...THEREFORE WILL END THE FLASH FLOOD
WATCH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  THE REMNANTS OF BRET IS PROGGED TO CONT
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AND DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.  WILL
DECREASE POPS RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS BOUNDARY LAYER RHS ARE
BELOW 50 PERCENT WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.  TEMPERATURES WILL
INCREASE AS CLOUD COVER WILL DECREASE AND WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS
ACCORDINGLY.  WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE INFLUENCE OF BRET WILL NOT BE EFFECTING THE
AREA.  ALL MODELS SEEM TO BE IN AGREEMENT IN DECREASING MOISTURE
VERY RAPIDLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

CWF...BOY020 IS FROM THE EAST AT 6 KNOTS WITH SEAS GOING DOWN TO 4
FEET.  THIS SHOULD CONT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS CAUSING WINDS TO BE
BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.

LONG TERM PROGS...THE AIRMASS CONT TO BE DRY AND STABLE FOR THE
EXTENDED PERIOD...ALTHOUGH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE
WESTERN GULF.  DO NOT EXPECT ANY SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES IN FROM NEW MEXICO.

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.BRO...NONE.

.BRO  077/092/077/094/077  10/00/00/00
.MFE  075/094/076/098/076  10/00/00/00
.RGD  075/098/075/105/075  10/00/00/00
.SPI  078/088/080/090/080  10/00/00/00

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.