Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 18, 2008, 4:51 AM CDT for Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Zapata County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2008, 4:51 AM CDT (09:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2008, 7:34 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 839 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -383 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 706 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KBRO 180951 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 451 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... TXZ248-249-252-181800- /O.UPG.KBRO.HW.A.0002.080318T1500Z-080319T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.HW.W.0002.080318T1500Z-080319T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE... RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA 451 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DISTURBANCE IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND A COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WILL PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. STRONG WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE DISTURBANCE AND FRONT OVER THE WESTERN PORTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR STRONGER...OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ZAPATA...STARR...AND JIM HOGG COUNTY. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN ORNAMENTS...THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ORIENTED EAST TO WEST...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER...OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER ARE CERTAIN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. $$ TXZ250-251-253>257-181800- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080319T0200Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 451 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR ARE OCCURRING WITHIN THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THEREFORE...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...BROOKS...AND HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN ORNAMENTS...THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ORIENTED EAST TO WEST...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$ SPEECE
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KBRO 181234 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 734 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A DISTURBANCE IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND A COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WILL PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. HENCE...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BECAUSE OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT. TXZ248-249-252-190200- /O.CAN.KBRO.HW.W.0002.080318T1500Z-080319T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBRO.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080319T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE... RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA 734 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FOR THE WESTERN THIRD OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THEN...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN ORNAMENTS...THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ORIENTED EAST TO WEST...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$ TXZ250-251-253>257-190200- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080319T0200Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 734 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG FROM THE SOUTHWEST BY LATER THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THEN...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH ARE LIKELY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS...SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN ORNAMENTS...THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ON AREA HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY THOSE ORIENTED EAST TO WEST...WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$ 54/64
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 7:47 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 9 hr |
| Mar 17, 7:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 25 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:00 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 18, 2:09 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 2 hr | |
| Mar 18, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 58 min |
| Mar 18, 2:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 49 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.