Tornado Warning 20, NWS Brownsville, TX

Issued

Jul 20, 2005, 6:50 PM CDT (23:50 UTC)

Expired

Jul 20, 2005, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

25 min

Issued by

NWS Brownsville, TX

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS54 KBRO 202350
TORBRO
TXC247-427-505-210015-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0020.050720T2350Z-050721T0015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
650 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
  NORTH CENTRAL STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
  EAST CENTRAL ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 644 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 15 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF GUERRA...OR ABOUT 14 MILES NORTHEAST OF EL SAUZ...
  MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  GUERRA BY 705 PM CDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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.

LAT...LON 2663 9874 2678 9863 2706 9908 2687 9922

$$

BC

000 
WWUS54 KBRO 210002
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
701 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC247-427-505-210015-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050721T0015Z/
JIM HOGG TX-ZAPATA TX-STARR TX-
701 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
STARR...EAST CENTRAL ZAPATA AND SOUTHWESTERN JIM HOGG COUNTIES...

AT 655 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
GUERRA...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF EL SAUZ...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 35
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  GUERRA BY 710 PM CDT

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...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.

LAT...LON 2673 9885 2683 9875 2706 9908 2687 9922

$$

BC

000 
WWUS54 KBRO 210014
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
713 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

TXC247-427-505-210023-
/O.EXP.KBRO.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-050721T0015Z/
JIM HOGG TX-ZAPATA TX-STARR TX-
713 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL STARR...EAST CENTRAL ZAPATA
AND SOUTHWESTERN JIM HOGG COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 715 PM CDT...

LAT...LON 2673 9885 2683 9875 2706 9908 2687 9922

$$

BC

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