Hurricane Local Statement 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

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WTUS84 KBRO 061319
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE PICKING UP STEAM AND SPEED WITH HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY
WINDS HEADED FOR VALLEY TODAY ...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.
AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 7 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.4N...LONGITUDE 95.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 280 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TEXAS.
...OR ABOUT 280 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TX. 
HERMINE WAS MOVING NORTH A LITTLE FASTER NOW AT 10 MPH AND HAS A
SMALL CORE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...45 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE IS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND IMPACTS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS BEGINNING THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
STEADIER RAINS AND WINDS ARRIVE BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
TONIGHT. PRIMARY THREATS FROM HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE INLAND
FLOODING. THREATS NEAR THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED WIND 30
MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER IN STRONGER CELLS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TIDAL OVERWASH TO THE DUNE LINE
IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE
DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS FEEDER BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SUCH TORNADOES OR
SPOUTS WILL BE FAST MOVING AND BRIEF...BUT CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
LOCAL DAMAGE TO POORLY BUILT STRUCTURES AS WELL AS TREES AND POWER
LINES. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
PREPARE THIS MORNING. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AREAS OF
YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH
STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. TRIPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...BEFORE THE STEADIER RAINS SET IN.
FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
VESSELS SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RGV...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. 

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 11 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STATEMENT FOR STORM TRACK INTENSITY AND LOCATION.
POTENTIAL IMPACT INFORMATION HAS BEEN ADDED.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH GUSTS NEAR
TROPICAL STORM FORCE IN STRONGER CELLS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD...REACHING 8 TO 12 FEET BY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
REACH 30 KNOTS OR GREATER WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS THIS EVENING
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS OUT TO 40 NM OFFSHORE. THESE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TOWARD
DAYBREAK TUESDAY.


$$

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE STRENGTHENING A LITTLE AND MOVING A BIT FASTER TOWARD THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY COAST.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS OR
GREATER IN SQUALLS TODAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 TO 45 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD...THIS EVENING.
WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 OR 3 FEET WHERE FETCH IS GREATEST IN LAGUNA
MADRE BAY MAINLY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. WINDS
AND WAVES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.



$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE NOW MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
COAST AND STRENGTHENING SLOWLY.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN FLOODING.
STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THIS EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD
BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...REACHING 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES OVERNIGHT.
WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALONG THE
SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
MAY REACH 1 TO 2 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND VERY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL REACH THE DUNES
TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC BEACH
ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT AREA. THIS MAY FORCE
CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY. 

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY FOR
A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES THROUGH.
THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.


$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HEAVY RAINFALL BECOMING A 
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
1 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND INTENSIFYING SLOWLY. DETAILED
IMPACTS DESCRIBED IN THIS STATEMENT.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK INCH OF RAIN THIS MORNING THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN FLOODING.
STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THIS EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD
BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH LATER THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS THIS
EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES THROUGH.

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO OLDER MOBILE HOMES. RESIDENTS SHOULD
MOVE LOOSE ITEMS INDOORS IMMEDIATELY...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND OUTDOOR
FURNITURE... AS THEY WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. NEWLY PLANTED OR YOUNG
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY. ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

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BROOKS-HIDALGO-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010


...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND INTENSIFYING SLOWLY. DETAILED
IMPACTS DESCRIBED IN THIS STATEMENT.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF
URBAN FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAINS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL
WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON
AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING AND INCREASE
TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
IN STRONGER CELLS. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 15 TO
25 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MPH IN STRONGER
SQUALLS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 40 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. A
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS
POSSIBLE IN HIDALGO COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 FOR A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.  

FOR WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS.  NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.  SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.  RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

$$

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
819 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010


...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND INTENSIFYING. WIND WARNING
CANCELLED BASED ON FORECAST WINDS BEING LOWER THAN TROPICAL STORM
FORCE AND TIMING ARRIVING EARLIER.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANOTHER WIND WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED BASED ON
LATER TRACKS AND POSSIBLE INTENSIFICATION. SUCH A WARNING WOULD BE
IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV FOR
CONTINUOUS UPDATES.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS
WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. MORE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL
AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES...FALLING
WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

$$

52/BSG

507 
WTUS84 KBRO 061721
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE STRENGTHENING AND MOVING FASTER WITH HEAVY RAINFALL
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HEADED FOR VALLEY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE LOWER
AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND KING RANCH OF
BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST FROM BAFFIN
BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL
CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.4N...LONGITUDE 95.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 240 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. HERMINE WAS MOVING NORTH
NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH. ESTIMATED SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE SLOWLY AND IMPACTS WILL BE FELT
ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
STEADIER RAINS AND WINDS ARRIVE BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM AND CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT. PRIMARY THREATS FROM HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE
INLAND FLOODING. THREATS NEAR THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED
WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
HIGHER IN STRONGER CELLS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. TIDAL
OVERWASH TO AT LEAST THE DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT AS FEEDER BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SUCH TORNADOES OR
SPOUTS WILL BE FAST MOVING AND BRIEF...BUT CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE
LOCAL DAMAGE TO POORLY BUILT STRUCTURES AS WELL AS TREES AND POWER
LINES. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
PREPARE THIS MORNING. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE AREAS OF
YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH
STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT. TRIPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN
THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY...BEFORE THE STEADIER RAINS SET IN.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 TO 65 MPH...ARE
BECOMING MORE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON. CHECK TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING
LIMBS AND REMOVE THEM AS WELL. 

FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND VESSELS
SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RGV...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 5 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-062200-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS INTENSIFIED. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 39 AND 55 MPH NOW LIKELY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65
MPH IN SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS
THROUGH AROUND 4 PM SOUTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND THROUGH
AROUND 6 PM NORTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND SEAS CONTINUE AT
6 TO 8 FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM...WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM SOUTH OF ARROYO
COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY
REACH 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY WITHIN 30 NM OF THE
COAST FROM PORT MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET BY 6 PM AND CONTINUE INCREASING TO
12 TO 16 FEET OR PERHAPS A LITTLE HIGHER BETWEEN MID EVENING AND 2
OR 3 AM TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AROUND AND
AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

$$

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS INTENSIFIED. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 39 AND 55 MPH NOW LIKELY THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65
MPH IN SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
VARIABLE BUT MAINLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
GENERALLY AT 10 KNOTS...EXCEPT GUSTING TO 25 OR 30 KNOTS IN SQUALLY
BANDS...THROUGH AROUND 4 PM SOUTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND
THROUGH AROUND 6 PM NORTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE WITH WATERS
GENERALLY A MODERATE CHOP.  

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM
SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO.
PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE
OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY
WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM PORT MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD.

WATERS WILL BECOME CHOPPY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BRIEFLY ROUGH TO
VERY ROUGH THIS EVENING AND A LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT AS THE CORE OF
HERMINE MOVES BY. WAVES MAY BUILD TO 3 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE
CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND.


$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF 75 MPH
GUSTS LATER THIS EVENING. HERMINE ACCELERATING AND STRENGTHENING.
PRIMARY IMPACTS OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS WITH TROPICAL STORM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARRIVING BY MID EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR THIS MORNING...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL
SUGGESTS 1 TO 2 INCHES OF MORE ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM BOCA
CHICA BEACH TO SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ONE HALF TO ONE INCH FROM
BAYVIEW TO PORT ISABEL. OUTER BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER
INCH OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL MINOR
FLOODING IN POORLY DRAINING SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAINS WILL ARRIVE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS
EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BUT CONTINUING A
FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE
REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID
AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH OR GREATER...POSSIBLY TOUCHING HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW
HOURS THIS EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL
BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE TODAY AND
TONIGHT...REACHING 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES OVERNIGHT.
WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALONG THE
SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
MAY REACH 1 TO PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND
VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL REACH THE
DUNES TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC
BEACH ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT AREA. THIS MAY
FORCE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE NOW MOVING FASTER AND INTENSIFYING. WIND WARNING TIME
FRAME TRIMMED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. PEAK IMPACTS OF WIND AND
RAIN EXPECTED THIS EVENING TO AN HOUR OR SO AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR THIS MORNING...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL
SUGGESTS ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN FROM BROWNSVILLE TO
RAYMONDVILLE AND NEARBY LOCATIONS OF INTERIOR CAMERON AND WILLACY
COUNTY...WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH IN KENEDY COUNTY. OUTER
BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER INCH OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON WITH NO MORE THAN PONDING EXPECTED. STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS
WILL ARRIVE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT BUT CONTINUING A FEW HOURS
AFTER MIDNIGHT AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO
12 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON
AND MIDNIGHT OR SO TUESDAY.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH IN STRONGER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50 MPH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES AND
MAKES LANDFALL NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
65 MPH OR GREATER...POSSIBLY TOUCHING HURRICANE FORCE...ARE
POSSIBLE OVER INTERIOR CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS
LATE THIS EVENING IF THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. THIS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

$$

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BROOKS-HIDALGO-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE NOW MOVING FASTER AND INTENSIFYING. WIND WARNING TIME
FRAME TRIMMED TO BEGIN AROUND SUNSET. PEAK IMPACTS OF WIND AND
RAIN EXPECTED THIS EVENING TO AN HOUR OR SO AFTER MIDNIGHT IN
HIDALGO AND A FEW HOURS LATER IN BROOKS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF
URBAN FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAINS WILL ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL
WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN LATE AFTERNOON
AND A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING TONIGHT.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 MPH THIS MORNING AND INCREASE TO 10
TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN
STRONGER CELLS. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 20 TO 30 MPH
WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. GUSTS COULD REACH 55 TO 60 MPH IN STRONGER
SQUALLS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 40 TO 50 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. A
PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IS
POSSIBLE IN HIDALGO COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 FOR A FEW HOURS
EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE CORE OF HERMINE PASSES THROUGH.

FOR WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS.  NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.  SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.  RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

$$

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
1221 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH GUSTY
WINDS TONIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HERMINE MOVING A BIT FASTER AND HAS STRENGTHENED A BIT SINCE EARLY
THIS MORNING. NOW ON TRACK TO PROVIDE STEADY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS
BETWEEN MID EVENING AND A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS
WILL ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. MORE
SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS
AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7
INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON
AND MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

...WINDS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN OUTER FEEDER BANDS. WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY MID
EVENING...CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BUT BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN STARR
AND ZAPATA COUNTY SOONEST AROUND 2 OR 3 AM OR SO. THE WESTERN EDGE
OF THE CORE OF HERMINE MAY SCRAPE EASTERN STARR AND EASTERN JIM
HOGG COUNTY...WHICH WOULD PRODUCE A BRIEF PERIOD OF 25 TO 30 MPH
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM. 

$$

52/BSG

061 
WTUS84 KBRO 062235
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE ACCELERATING TOWARD LANDFALL IN NORTHEAST MEXICO HEAVY
RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS ON TAP FOR MID TO LATE EVENING...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN THE LOWER
AND MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND KING RANCH OF
BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTY...AND LOWER TEXAS GULF COAST FROM BAFFIN
BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE RIO GRANDE OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL
CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS ESTIMATED
TO BE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7N...LONGITUDE 97.1W. THIS WAS
ABOUT 95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 135 MILES
SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. HERMINE WAS MOVING TO THE NORTH
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH A SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE CONTINUES TO EDGE TOWARD THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...AND IMPACTS WILL
BE FELT ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE
BREAKS IN THE PRECIPITATION THROUGH 6 PM OR SO BEFORE STEADIER RAINS
AND WINDS ARRIVE BY MID EVENING. PRIMARY THREATS FROM HERMINE FOR ALL
AREAS WILL BE INLAND FLOODING. THREATS NEAR THE COAST WILL INCLUDE
SUSTAINED WIND INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH OR HIGHER IN STRONGER CELLS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2
AM. TIDAL OVERWASH TO AT LEAST THE DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT
AS FEEDER BANDS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. SUCH TORNADOES OR SPOUTS
WILL BE FAST MOVING AND BRIEF...BUT CAN CAUSE CONSIDERABLE LOCAL
DAMAGE TO POORLY BUILT STRUCTURES AS WELL AS TREES AND POWER
LINES. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS BY 6 PM. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT VULNERABLE
AREAS OF YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF
HIGH STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING THIS EVENING AND
A BIT PAST MIDNIGHT. TRIPS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE 6 PM AHEAD
OF THE ARRIVAL OF STEADIER RAINS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN GUSTS...ARE
BECOMING MORE LIKELY LATER THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER
RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE MOVED
LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS AND HAVE CHECKED
TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING LIMBS AND REMOVED THEM.

FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE TO
ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND VESSELS
SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OUR
WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RGV...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 10 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED IMPACT TIMING OF STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH
AROUND 6 PM SOUTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND THROUGH AROUND 6
PM NORTH OF AN ARROYO COLORADO LINE AND SEAS CONTINUE AT 6 TO 8
FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AROUND 6 PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARRIVING BY 8 PM SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 8 PM
NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE
CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM PORT
MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET SOUTH OF ARROYO COLORADO BY 8 PM
AND AFTER 8 PM NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. SEAS WILL CONTINUE
INCREASING TO 12 TO 16 FEET OR PERHAPS A LITTLE HIGHER BETWEEN MID
EVENING AND 2 OR 3 AM TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE
AROUND AND AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

$$

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED IMPACT TIMING OF STRONGER WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
BETWEEN THROUGH 8 PM...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARRIVING
BETWEEN 8 AND 9 PM SOUTH OF THE ARROYO COLORADO AND AFTER 9 PM
NORTH OF ARROYO COLORADO. PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE
CENTER PASS BY...MAINLY WITHIN 30 NM OF THE COAST FROM PORT
MANSFIELD SOUTHWARD BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM.

WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE A
LITTLE PAST MIDNIGHT AS THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES BY. WAVES MAY
BUILD TO 3 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE
BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR TODAY...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL SUGGESTS 1 TO
3 INCHES OR RAIN ON THE IMMEDIATE COAST FROM BOCA CHICA BEACH TO
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ONE HALF TO ONE AND ONE HALF INCHES FROM
BAYVIEW TO PORT ISABEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER
INCH THROUGH 7 OR 8 PM BEFORE STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS ARRIVE
AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM BEFORE
DECREASING AFTER THE CENTER PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD THROUGH A FEW
HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVERNIGHT. IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES
AND MAKES LANDFALL SOME 35 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER ARE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY
FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS THE CORE OF HERMINE
MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS
DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE THIS EVENING...REACHING
1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES BY MID TO LATE EVENING. AS THE
CORE OF HERMINE SLIDES BY...A BRIEF SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 OR 11 PM AND 3 AM. WATER DEPTH IN
COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PORT
ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND MAY REACH 1 TO
PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND VERY EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL REACH THE DUNES
TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC BEACH
ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT AREA FROM ANDY BOWIE
PARK NORTHWARD. THIS MAY FORCE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT
INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH TUESDAY.

$$

TXZ254-255-070400-
/O.EXT.KBRO.TI.W.0003.100907T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TIMING OF IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE TO A BIT LATER
THIS EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THUS FAR TODAY...OBSERVED AND RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL SUGGESTS
ONE QUARTER TO A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN FROM
BROWNSVILLE TO RAYMONDVILLE AND NEARBY LOCATIONS OF INTERIOR
CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY...WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH IN
MOST OF KENEDY COUNTY. OUTER BANDS MAY DROP ANOTHER QUARTER TO
HALF INCH OF RAIN THROUGH 7 OR 8 PM THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL
PONDING AND PERHAPS BRIEF MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS EXPECTED.

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE AFTER 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2
AM...LONGER IN KENEDY COUNTY.

AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8
TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN THIS
EVENING AND SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. IN
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE APPROACHES
AND MAKES LANDFALL SOME 35 TO 50 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER...ARE POSSIBLE IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY
COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS THE CORE OF
HERMINE MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL
IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.


$$

TXZ250-253-070400-
/O.EXT.KBRO.TI.W.0003.100907T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
BROOKS-HIDALGO-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TO REDUCE LENGTH OF WIND WARNING AND TO UPDATE TIMING OF
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME STEADIER AND HEAVIER
RAIN THIS EVENING AS THE CORE OF HERMINE APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHEAST. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD
THIS EVENING INTO THE HOURS OF 2 OR 3 AM TUESDAY.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING TONIGHT.  IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET.  OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET.  LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING EXCEPT
BRIEFLY 25 TO 30 MPH IN STRONGER BANDS THROUGH 8 PM.
AFTER 8 OR 9 PM...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH MAINLY EAST
OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 15 TO 25 MPH WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. GUSTS COULD
REACH 55 MPH IN STRONGER SQUALLS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 AND 40 TO 45 MPH
WEST OF HIGHWAY 281. A PERIOD OF SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 MPH IS POSSIBLE IN HIDALGO COUNTY EAST OF HIGHWAY 281
FOR A FEW HOURS EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE CORE OF
HERMINE PASSES THROUGH.

FOR WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS.  NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.  SOME
SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.  RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE
UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

$$

TXZ248-249-252-070400-
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
535 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING AND IMPACT OF RAINFALL AND WIND TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH OF RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING AT ANY
ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN OR ARROYO FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN
POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. THUS FAR THIS AFTERNOON...MOST LOCATIONS
HAVE SEEN VERY LITTLE RAIN BUT POCKETS...INCLUDING NEAR RIO GRANDE
CITY AND NORTH OF ZAPATA...HAVE HAD ESTIMATES OF 3 INCHES OR MORE. 

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. MORE SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR
PERIOD BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

52/BSG

745 
WTUS84 KBRO 070232
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...HERMINE MAKES LANDFALL IN EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MEXICO ...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL
CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND
THE GULF OF MEXICO.

PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 830 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 40
MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS. THE STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST 
OR 330 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AT LANDFALL WERE
ESTIMATED TO BE 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARDS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...AND IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE
VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY SQUALLS
THROUGH THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS
FROM HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE INLAND FLOODING. THE THREATS
NEAR THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50
MPH OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER IN STRONGER CELLS...
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND 2 AM. TIDAL OVERWASH TO AT LEAST THE
DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE
BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT
VULNERABLE AREAS OF YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE
LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING
THIS EVENING AND FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN GUSTS...
ARE BECOMING MORE LIKELY LATE THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281. RESIDENTS
SHOULD HAVE MOVED LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS
AND HAVE CHECKED TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING
LIMBS AND REMOVED THEM.

FOR COASTAL RESIDENTS: IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. BE SURE 
TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND
VESSELS SHOULD BE WELL SECURED. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER
RADIO...OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RGV...OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS
OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 11 PM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-080245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS
THROUGH AROUND 11 PM ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS WITH
GUSTS POSSIBLY REACHING INTO THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE. THE SEAS
CONTINUE AT 6 TO 8 FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WILL ARRIVE AFTER 10 PM ACROSS THE AREAS
SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD AND A FEW HOURS LATER TO THE NORTH OF THE
PORT. THE PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS
THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER PASS
BY...MAINLY WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

THE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF
WATERS BY 2 AM TONIGHT WITH VERY HAZARDOUS BAY CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 
THE SEAS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 12 TO 16 FEET OR PERHAPS A LITTLE
HIGHER BETWEEN NOW AND 3 AM TUESDAY. THE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY
IMPROVE AROUND AND AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

GMZ130-132-135-080245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS
THROUGH AROUND 11 PM ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY
REACHING INTO THE 30 TO 40 KNOT RANGE. THE PEAK WINDS MAY REACH 45
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS
SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF HERMINE PASS BY MAINLY WITHIN 30
NAUTICAL MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BETWEEN 9 PM
AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

THE BAY WATERS WILL VERY ROUGH THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES BY TO THE 
SOUTHWEST. THE BAY CONDITIONS MAY BUILD TO 3 FEET OR HIGHER IN
THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ251-256-257-080245-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.A.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM BEFORE DECREASING AFTER THE
CENTER OF HERMINE PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR
PERIOD THROUGH A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING OVERNIGHT. IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...
AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS
WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER
POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS
WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR 50
MPH AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES INLAND 
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE
IN COASTAL CAMERON AND COASTAL WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS
BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES NORTHWEST.
THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED
BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE
LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY RISE THIS EVENING...
REACHING 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
AS THE CORE OF HERMINE SLIDES BY...A BRIEF SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM TUESDAY 
MORNING. THE WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND MAY REACH 1 TO PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE
TONIGHT AND VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL
REACH THE DUNES TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH
THE PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT
AREA FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTHWARD. THIS MAY FORCE CLOSURE OF
STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ254-255-071800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TIMING OF IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE TO A BIT LATER
THIS EVENING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR PERIOD
BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. 
IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR
50 MPH AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES
NORTHWEST OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF MEXICO SOUTH OF
BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER...ARE POSSIBLE IN INLAND CAMERON
AND INLAND WILLACY COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS
THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY
TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ250-253-071800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
BROOKS-HIDALGO-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OVERALL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR
PERIOD BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND 
OVERNIGHT. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.
KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS
UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP
TO 3 FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 OR
50 MPH AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES
NORTHWEST OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF MEXICO SOUTH OF
BROWNSVILLE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER...ARE POSSIBLE IN BROOKS AND HIDALGO
COUNTIES FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN 10 PM AND 2 AM AS THE CORE OF
HERMINE MOVES NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL
IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ248-249-252-080245-
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
932 PM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING AND IMPACT OF RAINFALL AND WIND TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER BANDS MAY DROP A QUICK HALF INCH TO ONE INCH OF RAIN LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AT ANY ONE LOCATION
CAUSING BRIEF URBAN OR ARROYO FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE
LOCATIONS.

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING. MORE SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING
IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 3 TO 5 INCHES
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 7 INCHES...FALLING WITHIN A 4 TO 8 HOUR
PERIOD BETWEEN THIS EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

SPEECE

856 
WTUS84 KBRO 070507
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE APPROACHING WESTERN CAMERON COUNTY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND
THE GULF OF MEXICO. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1130 PM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.7 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 15
MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TX. THE STORM MOTION WAS NORTH
NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 60
MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARDS WESTERN
CAMERON COUNTY AND IMPACTS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE LOWER RIO
GRANDE VALLEY IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY
SQUALLS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM
HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE INLAND FLOODING. THE THREATS NEAR
THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH
OR HIGHER WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER IN STRONGER
CELLS...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. 
TIDAL OVERWASH TO AT LEAST THE DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AT TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT
VULNERABLE AREAS OF YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE
LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING
THIS EVENING AND FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN GUSTS...
ARE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF CAMERON COUNTY. RESIDENTS SHOULD 
HAVE MOVED LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS INDOORS AND HAVE
CHECKED TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED OR ROTTING LIMBS AND
REMOVED THEM.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 2 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-070800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS
THROUGH AROUND 2 AM ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS WITH GUSTS
REACHING INTO THE 40 TO 50 KNOT RANGE. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT
10 TO 12 FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREAS SOUTH OF PORT MANSFIELD
AND WILL EXPAND ACROSS THE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE PORT. THE PEAK
WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS AS THE
CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF HERMINE PASS
BY MAINLY WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
BETWEEN 11 PM AND 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

THE SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 12 FEET RANGE ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS GULF WATERS THROUGH 2 AM TONIGHT. THE SEAS WILL INCREASE
INTO THE 12 TO 16 FEET RANGE OR PERHAPS A LITTLE HIGHER BETWEEN
NOW AND 4 AM TUESDAY. THE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AROUND
AND AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

GMZ130-132-135-070800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THROUGH 4 AM ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE WITH GUSTS REACHING INTO THE
45 TO 60 KNOT RANGE. THE PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS THE CORE
OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF HERMINE PASS BY
MAINLY WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND THROUGH 4 AM TUESDAY.

THE BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY 
MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES BY TO THE SOUTHWEST AND 
WEST. THE BAY CONDITIONS MAY BUILD TO 3 FEET OR HIGHER IN THE
CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT TONIGHT.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ251-256-257-070800-
/O.CAN.KBRO.HU.A.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR CANCELLATION OF THE HURRICANE WATCH.

...INLAND FLOODING...
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 11 PM AND 2 AM BEFORE DECREASING AFTER THE
CENTER OF HERMINE PASSES NORTH OF THE REGION.

AREA STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH 4 AM 
TUESDAY MORNING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

THE COASTAL RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OVERNIGHT. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY
BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE
WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE
WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
STRONG EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 TO 65 MPH THROUGH 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER
OF HERMINE MOVES FURTHER INLAND TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF
BROWNSVILLE. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS
DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE
LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS EVENING...REACHING
1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES BY MID TO LATE EVENING. AS THE
CORE OF HERMINE SLIDES BY...A BRIEF SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET ABOVE
PREDICTED LEVELS IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THE
WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS ALONG THE
SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
MAY REACH 1 TO PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND
VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL REACH THE
DUNES TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH THE PUBLIC
BEACH ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT AREA FROM ANDY
BOWIE PARK NORTHWARD. THIS MAY FORCE CLOSURE OF STATE HIGHWAY 100
LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ254-255-070800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED TIMING OF IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE
IS EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE STRONG EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH
GUSTS TO 55 TO 65 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER
OF HERMINE MOVES NORTHWEST TOWARDS WESTERN CAMERON COUNTY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR
GREATER...ARE POSSIBLE IN INLAND CAMERON AND INLAND WILLACY COUNTY
THROUGH 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF HERMINE MOVES
FURTHER NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL
IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL LIMBS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. 
SEVERAL PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ250-253-070800-
/O.CON.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
BROOKS-HIDALGO-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS AND HEAVIER RAINS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OVERALL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THIS EVENING AND 
OVERNIGHT. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY
DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED.
KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS
UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP
TO 3 FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65
MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES
NORTHWEST OVER THE RIO GRANDE RIVER ENTERING WESTERN CAMERON
COUNTY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35
TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE IN BROOKS
AND HIDALGO COUNTIES FOR A FEW HOURS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CORE OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVES
NORTH NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL
IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

TXZ248-249-252-070800-
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
1207 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING AND IMPACT OF RAINFALL AND WIND TONIGHT.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MAY DROP
A QUICK ONE INCH OF RAIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
AT ANY ONE LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN OR ARROYO FLOODING
ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS.

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. MORE SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE.  KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

SPEECE

369 
WTUS84 KBRO 070648
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MOVING ACROSS WESTERN WILLACY COUNTY...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND CAMERON.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND
THE GULF OF MEXICO. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO
WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 130 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.8 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 35 
MILES NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. THE STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 330
DEGREES AT 14 MPH. THE STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH NORTHWEST TOWARDS
WILLACY COUNTY AND IMPACTS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH ACROSS
THE COASTAL AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IN THE FORM OF LOCALLY 
HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM HERMINE FOR ALL AREAS WILL BE
INLAND FLOODING AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. THE THREATS NEAR
THE COAST WILL INCLUDE SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER IN SOME STRONGER CELLS...
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING. TIDAL OVERWASH
TO AT LEAST THE DUNE LINE IS EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AT
TIME OF HIGH TIDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE SHOULD
HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THEIR PREPARATIONS. USE SANDBAGS TO PROTECT
VULNERABLE AREAS OF YOUR HOME. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE
LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH STANDING WATER AND POTENTIAL FLASH FLOODING
THIS EVENING AND FOR THE FIRST FEW HOURS PAST MIDNIGHT.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PERHAPS EXCEEDING 60 MPH IN GUSTS...
ARE OCCURRING ACROSS MUCH OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES. 
RESIDENTS SHOULD HAVE MOVED LOOSE...LIGHT TO MODERATE WEIGHT
ITEMS INDOORS AND HAVE CHECKED TREES AND PLANTS FOR ANY WEAKENED
OR ROTTING LIMBS AND REMOVED THEM.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION...
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR
LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. 

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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE LATEST REPORTED WIND SPEEDS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH
AROUND 4 AM ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS WITH GUSTS REACHING
INTO THE 40 TO 55 KNOT RANGE. THE SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO 12
FEET WITH AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS SWELL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE PEAK WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 KNOTS AS THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST
WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE PASS WITHIN
25 TO 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF PORT
MANSFIELD BETWEEN 1 AM AND 3 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

THE SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE 12 TO 16 FEET RANGE ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE LATEST REPORTED WIND SPEEDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. 

...WINDS AND SEAS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY AT 35 TO 45 KNOTS
THROUGH 4 AM TUESDAY ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE WITH GUSTS REACHING
INTO THE 45 TO 60 KNOT RANGE. THE PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS
THE CORE OF THE STRONGEST WINDS SURROUNDING THE CENTER OF TROPICAL
STORM HERMINE PASSES WITHIN 25 TO 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST OF 
PORT MANSFIELD BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

THE BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE MOVES FURTHER NORTH ALONG
THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE. THE BAY CONDITIONS MAY BUILD TO 3 FEET
OR HIGHER IN THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY BETWEEN PORT
ISABEL AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.

SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO STAY IN PORT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

...TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE LATEST EXPECTED WINDS. 

...INLAND FLOODING...
MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS LIKELY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING 
BEFORE DECREASING AFTER THE CENTER OF HERMINE PASSES NORTH OF THE
REGION.

AREA STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH SUNRISE 
TUESDAY MORNING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

THE COASTAL RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD
FLOODING THROUGHOUT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS EXPECTED...AND
SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH
VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 5 FEET. OTHER POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3 FEET. LEVELS WILL
RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

...WINDS...
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 40 TO 50 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER
OF HERMINE MOVES FURTHER NORTH NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE. THIS
WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. SOME
ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE
LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
TIDAL DEPARTURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...
REACHING 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
AS THE CORE OF HERMINE SLIDES BY...A BRIEF SURGE OF 2 TO 2.5 FEET
ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING...MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM TUESDAY
MORNING. THE WATER DEPTH IN COASTAL FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS
ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF PORT ISABEL AND THE BAY SIDE OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND MAY REACH 1 TO PERHAPS 3 FEET PRIOR TO HIGH TIDE LATE
TONIGHT AND VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT THE BEACH...RUN UP WILL
REACH THE DUNES TONIGHT AND SOME WATER WILL LIKELY SLICE THROUGH
THE PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS 4 THROUGH 6 NORTH OF THE RESORT
AREA FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTHWARD. THIS MAY FORCE CLOSURE OF
STATE HIGHWAY 100 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY.

VEHICLES SHOULD NOT PLAN TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH
TUESDAY.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

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INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE LATEST LOCATION OF HERMINE. 

...INLAND FLOODING...

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL
AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT 
HOURS. IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE
IS EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE STRONG EAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH
RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTH
NORTHWEST ACROSS WILLACY COUNTY TOWARDS KENEDY COUNTY. THIS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

FOR WIND 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL LIMBS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES. 
SEVERAL PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

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BROOKS-HIDALGO-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR THE LATEST LOCATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN BANDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OVERALL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT WIDESPREAD FLOODING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 
IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS...MINOR TO MODERATE PROPERTY DAMAGE IS
EXPECTED...AND SEVERAL MAIN THOROUGHFARES MAY BE CLOSED. KNOWN
INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO
5 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL HAVE WATER RISES UP TO 3
FEET. LEVELS WILL RISE 1 FOOT ELSEWHERE.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

...WINDS...
THE NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO
60 MPH THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS THE CENTER OF HERMINE
MOVES NORTH NORTHWEST ACROSS WILLACY COUNTY TOWARDS KENEDY COUNTY.
THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY TIME FOR POTENTIAL IMPACTS DESCRIBED
BELOW.

FOR WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH:

MINOR DAMAGE WILL OCCUR TO MANY MOBILE HOMES. POORLY CONSTRUCTED
HOMES MAY RECEIVE SOME WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL ROOF REMOVAL. A FEW
HOUSES MAY HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO ROOF SHINGLES AND SIDING. A FEW
POOL CAGES AND LANAI SCREENS WILL BE DAMAGED. UNSECURED
LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS MAY BECOME PROJECTILES...CAUSING ADDITIONAL
DAMAGE. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES WILL BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOCAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.
SOME ROTTING SMALL TREES WILL BE UPROOTED...AND ROTTEN LARGE
BRANCHES WILL SNAP. NUMEROUS SMALL TWIGS WILL SEPARATE FROM TREES.
A FEW PALM FRONDS WILL BE BLOWN DOWN.

...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT QUICKLY IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES. 

$$

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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
148 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND SOME GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED FOR TIMING AND IMPACT OF RAINFALL AND WIND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
OUTER RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE MAY DROP
A QUICK ONE INCH OF RAIN THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AT ANY ONE
LOCATION CAUSING BRIEF URBAN OR ARROYO FLOODING ESPECIALLY IN POOR
DRAINAGE LOCATIONS.

STEADIER AND HEAVIER RAINS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. MORE SIGNIFICANT URBAN AND ARROYO FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS AREA RAINFALL WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES
WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...FALLING THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING OVER EASTERN STARR AND EASTERN JIM HOGG COUNTIES.

RESIDENTS CAN EXPECT MINOR FLOODING OF ROADS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
WITH POOR DRAINAGE. KNOWN INTERSECTIONS WITH VERY POOR DRAINAGE
MAY HAVE WATER LEVELS UP TO 3 FEET. OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL
HAVE WATER RISES OF 1 FOOT.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. LISTEN FOR
POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF
FLOODING RAINS OCCUR.

$$

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...HERMINE LASHES DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN
SPREADING NORTHWARD...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
KENEDY...COASTAL WILLACY AND COASTAL CAMERON. 

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS...BROOKS. 

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR...
POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A CONCERN.

ALTHOUGH TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...HIDALGO...INLAND WILLACY AND INLAND
CAMERON...POSSIBLE IMPACTS FROM RELATED HAZARDS ARE STILL A
CONCERN.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN
EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 4 AM CDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.0N...LONGITUDE 98.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 80 MILES
NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BROWNSVILLE TX...OR ABOUT 50 MILES NORTHWEST
OF PORT MANSFIELD TX. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHWEST OR 340
DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS WEAKENING AS SHE MOVES NORTH AND OUT OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DURING THE STORM...STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DO NOT
VENTURE OUTSIDE WHEN HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR DURING TEMPORARY
LULLS AS FLYING DEBRIS CAN EASILY...AND SUDDENLY...CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURY.

HAVE A WELL CHARGED CELL PHONE NEARBY...KEEPING NETWORK
COMMUNICATIONS AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE FOR EMERGENCIES. CLOSELY
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

FOR SMALLCRAFT WHO FAILED TO MAKE IT TO SAFE HARBOR OR PORT...
AND ARE NOW IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON. ENSURE THAT EVERYONE IS WEARING LIFE JACKETS... AND
SURVIVAL SUITS IF AVAILABLE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AROUND 8 AM CDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-071600-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THOUGH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS WELL INLAND...FREQUENT GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH CONTINUE AT THE OFFSHORE BUOY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.  WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS
THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES. SEAS OFFHSORE ARE BEING REPORTED
AT ABOUT 16 FEET THIS MORNING. THESE SEAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT...SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

$$

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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THOUGH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS WELL INLAND...FREQUENT GUSTS TO
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH CONTINUE ON THE LAGUNA...AND VERY ROUGH
BAY CONDITIONS PREVAIL.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.  WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS
THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

$$

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KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THOUGH TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS WELL INLAND AND MOVING
NORTH...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS
MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.  WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS
THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE.
SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS BY AS MUCH AS 1 TO 3 FEET
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF SOUTHERN TEXAS.
WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE LATER TODAY AS HERMINE MOVES
FARTHER INLAND.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. 

HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE...FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

TXZ248-249-252-071600-
/O.CON.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...CONDITIONS IMPROVING AS HERMINE WEAKENS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE PATH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS TRACKING OVER FALFURRIAS AND
WILL CONTINUE NORTH OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONGER WINDS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING RAINS
OCCUR.

HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE...FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

TXZ253>255-071600-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...CONDITIONS IMPROVING AS HERMINE WEAKENS...
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE PATH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS TRACKING OVER FALFURRIAS AND
WILL CONTINUE NORTH OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM OR
HURRICANE CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY NOT IN
EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR MAXIMUM WINDS TO REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE. AT THIS TIME...REMAIN CALM AND STAY INFORMED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. 

HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE...FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

TXZ250-071600-
/O.CON.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
BROOKS-
459 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE PATH OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE IS TRACKING OVER FALFURRIAS AND
WILL CONTINUE NORTH OUT OF THE AREA THIS MORNING. STRONGER WINDS
WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

...WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE EXITS THE AREA...HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.  WARNINGS WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS SOON AS
THE THREAT COMPLETELY SUBSIDES.

MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MANY MOBILE HOMES...
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE CANOPIES...AWNINGS...OR CARPORTS.
POORLY CONSTRUCTED HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR WALL DAMAGE AND PARTIAL
ROOF REMOVAL. OTHER HOMES MAY HAVE MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE.
SOME LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BE TOSSED AROUND AND MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. A FEW POWER LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN
RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. SOME LARGE BRANCHES OF
HEALTHY TREES WILL BE SNAPPED. MOST NEWLY PLANTED TREES AND SHRUBS
WILL BE DAMAGED OR UPROOTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. 

HERMINE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE...FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN TEXAS...AND OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. THE HEAVY
RAINFALL COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

$$

463 
WTUS84 KBRO 071504
HLSBRO

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...HERMINE CONTINUES TO DEPART TO THE NORTH...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE GULF
OF MEXICO. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
MAINLAND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AS WELL AS MARINE INTERESTS ACROSS THE
GULF WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY FLOOD WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE
IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HERMINE IS DEPARTING TO THE NORTH OF DEEP SOUTH AND WINDS HAVE
DECREASED BACK TO NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE REGION. THE MAIN WEATHER
THREAT TODAY WILL BE FOR MORE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING DURING THE AFTERNOON...WITH POTENTIAL FOR AREAS TO SEE
MORE FLOODING RAINFALL.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MANY CASUALTIES OCCUR AFTER A STORM HAS PASSED. BE SMART AND USE
CAUTION. CONTINUE TO HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AS THEY
CONDUCT RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS. WAIT FOR THE ALL-CLEAR SIGNAL
BEFORE RE-ENTERING ANY AREA THAT RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR
FLOODING.

PAY ATTENTION FOR POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND STAY AWAY FROM
DOWNED POWER LINES. LISTEN FOR ANY BOIL WATER ALERTS.
MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
AS IT PERTAINS TO THIS EVENT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE
REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONE HAZARDS UPON THE AREA. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-071615-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS FROM SHORE TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE. FOR ANY SMALL CRAFT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS...OR IF YOU
SEE SOMEONE ELSE IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR ROUGH SEAS WILL BE POSTED FOR
THE GULF WATERS TODAY AS SEAS DECREASE FROM 10 TO 12 FEET. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-071615-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE. FOR ANY SMALL CRAFT WHO ARE IN DISTRESS...OR IF YOU
SEE SOMEONE ELSE IN DISTRESS...RADIO YOUR SITUATION ACCORDING TO
MARITIME PROTOCOL. IF APPROPRIATE...DEPLOY YOUR EMERGENCY DISTRESS
BEACON.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. SUSTAINED HIGH
WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED BUT A FEW STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY STILL
OCCUR.

$$

TXZ251-256-257-071615-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TR.W.1010.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS EMERGENCY HELP...CALL 9 1 1.

AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE...CHECK IN WITH YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT
AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND
CONDITION. BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...
OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED OUTDOORS...IN A
DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL INSIDE YOUR HOME
OR GARAGE.

IF YOU RECEIVED ROOF DAMAGE...DO NOT GO UP ON THE ROOF UNTIL THE
THREAT OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN HAS FULLY SUBSIDED. IF
OPERATING CHAIN SAWS AND PORTABLE GENERATORS...REVIEW THE
OPERATORS MANUAL AND OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY.  TEST DRINKING WATER BEFORE
USING...PARTICULARLY FROM WELLS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES AS WELL.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. SEE LATEST
FORECAST FOR LATEST INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO ACT IF FLOODING
RAINS OCCUR. 

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL STORM
HERMINE ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NEAR THE COAST.
THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ISOLATED AREAS OF HEAVY
RAINFALL...FLOODING ALREADY SATURATED AREAS.

$$

TXZ248-249-252>255-071615-
/O.CAN.KBRO.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010


...NEW INFORMATION...
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS EMERGENCY HELP...CALL 9 1 1.

AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE...CHECK IN WITH YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT
AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND
CONDITION. BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...
OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED OUTDOORS...IN A
DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL INSIDE YOUR HOME
OR GARAGE.

IF YOU RECEIVED ROOF DAMAGE...DO NOT GO UP ON THE ROOF UNTIL THE
THREAT OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN HAS FULLY SUBSIDED. IF
OPERATING CHAIN SAWS AND PORTABLE GENERATORS...REVIEW THE
OPERATORS MANUAL AND OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY.  TEST DRINKING WATER BEFORE
USING...PARTICULARLY FROM WELLS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES TOO.

&&

$$

TXZ250-071615-
/O.CAN.KBRO.TI.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100907T1800Z/
BROOKS-
1004 AM CDT TUE SEP 7 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS EMERGENCY HELP...CALL 9 1 1.

AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE...CHECK IN WITH YOUR POINTS OF CONTACT
AMONG FAMILY AND FRIENDS. INFORM THEM OF YOUR STATUS AND
CONDITION. BE A GOOD SAMARITAN AND CHECK IN ON YOUR NEIGHBORS.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ON STORM IMPACTS.

IF YOU ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTION...
OR FIRES. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD BE OPERATED OUTDOORS...IN A
DRY AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE. DO NOT STORE FUEL INSIDE YOUR HOME
OR GARAGE.

IF YOU RECEIVED ROOF DAMAGE...DO NOT GO UP ON THE ROOF UNTIL THE
THREAT OF GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN HAS FULLY SUBSIDED. IF
OPERATING CHAIN SAWS AND PORTABLE GENERATORS...REVIEW THE
OPERATORS MANUAL AND OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.

STAY OUT OF FLOODED AREAS AS THE WATER MAY BE CONTAMINATED OR THE
ROAD MIGHT HAVE BEEN WASHED AWAY.  TEST DRINKING WATER BEFORE
USING...PARTICULARLY FROM WELLS. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER
LINES TOO.

&&

...INLAND FLOODING...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...WHICH COULD FLOOD ALREADY SATURATED
LOCATIONS.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
509 AM CDT MON SEP 6 2010

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY/...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10
GAINED STRENGTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...AND IS NOW CLASSIFIED
AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER TO TRACK GENERALLY NORTHWEST AWAY FROM THE BAY OF
CAMPECHE...APPROACH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...AND MOVE ACROSS OUR
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED IN ASSOCIATION WITH HERMINE...AND A
FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FROM
THIS EVENING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT
MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO THE
LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
WATCHES AND WARNINGS ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY/...HERMINE IS EXPECTED
TO BE WELL INLAND AND WEAKENING TUESDAY EVENING. MODERATE
SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH ELEVATED RAIN CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY BEFORE HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES ACROSS THE NORTH GULF FROM
THE EAST AND CONDITIONS RETURN TO A MORE SEASONAL PATTERN.

&&

.AVIATION...THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL
PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS. GUSTY WINDS AND VISIBILITIES
REDUCED BY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED. PILOTS ARE URGED TO REFER
TO THE HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE
IMPACTS EXPECTED TO BE PRODUCED BY HERMINE.

&&

.MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH 7 PM TUESDAY...BUOY 42020 REPORTED SOUTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO AROUND 19 KNOTS WITH SEAS SLIGHTLY OVER
6 FEET WITH A PERIOD OF 7 SECONDS AT 04 CDT/09 UTC. HAZARDOUS
WINDS AND SEAS ARE FORECAST ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THE NEXT 36 HOURS...AS TROPICAL STORM HERMINE APPROACHES FROM THE
SOUTHEAST AND MOVES THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. MARINERS ARE URGED
TO REMAIN IN PORT...AND REFER TO THE LATEST HURRICANE LOCAL
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE MARINE IMPACTS
ASSOCIATED WITH HERMINE.

TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY...VERY HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS
WILL OPEN THE LONG TERM PERIOD. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN EFFECT IF THE TROPICAL WARNINGS ARE NOT STILL UP.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL ACCOMPANY ROUGH SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
A TRANSITION ON THURSDAY TO MORE TYPICAL MARINE CONDITIONS.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1014 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2010/

SHORT TERM /REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY/...SATELLITE AND
RADAR IMAGES INDICATE SOMEWHAT SPIRAL BANDS OF SHOWERS DEVELOPING
ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO MOVING SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE
LOWER TX COAST AND WEAK BANDS OF SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHEAST MEXICO
MOVING SOUTHWEST AS WELL AS NHC HAS STARTED STATEMENTS ON T.D. TEN
AS OF 10 PM CDT. THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH CONVECTION
INCREASING IN COVERAGE LATE MON MORNING INTO MON AFTERNOON AS BOTH
THE NAM AND GFS BRING T.D. TEN ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST MEXICAN COAST MONDAY. REGARDLESS OF THE
LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT WITH T.D. TEN BEFORE LANDFALL...COPIOUS AMOUNTS
OF DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL SURGE TOWARDS NORTHEAST MEXICO AND
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY AND THIS WILL SET UP THE POTENTIAL FOR A
HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WILL HOLD OFF ON
ISSUING FLOOD WATCHES FOR NOW BUT RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE
OFFSHORE THE LOWER TX COAST MON MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE
COASTAL SECTIONS. WILL GO AHEAD AND INCREASE POPS FROM EAST TO
WEST WITH THE MENTION OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MON NIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY. ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS THE DRY AIR INTRUDING
INTO SOUTHWEST TX AND NORTHERN MEXICO AND THIS MIGHT INHIBIT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY
MONDAY.

LONG TERM...7 AM TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE MAIN CONCERN IN THE
LONGER RANGE PERIOD WILL BE HOW FAST WILL T.D. TEN IN THE SW GULF OF
MEX LIFT OUT TO THE NW AND WILL EXIT THE BRO CWA. BOTH THE ECMWF
AND THE GFS INITIALIZE DECENTLY ON THE SURFACE LOW AND HANDLE THE
SYSTEM PRETTY WELL THROUGH THE 24 TO 30 HR MARK. THE MODELS BEGIN
TO DIFFER AFTER THIS POINT WITH THE GFS HOLDING THE SURFACE LOW
NEARLY STATIONARY JUST EAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO AND THE ECMWF
MOVING THE FEATURE STEADILY N-NW REACHING THE TX BIG BEND AREA BY
TUES NIGHT/WED MORNING. THE SW GULF FEATURE IS BETTER REFLECTED IN
THE GFS AS AN 850 MB LOW THAT MOVES ON A MORE NW DIRECTION VERSUS
THE ECMWF WHICH TAKES THE FEATURE INTO NE AND NORTH CENTRAL MEXICO
BY WED. REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO LONG
RANGE MODELS BOTH INDICATE A SIGNIFICANT POOLING OF DEEP TROPICAL
MOISTURE OVER NE MEX AND DEEP SOUTH TX ON TUES INTO EARLY WED.
WITH THE EXPECTED LOW LEVEL SURFACE CONVERGENCE AND LIKELY
ADVECTION OF THE CONV BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DEPRESSION
ELEVATED POPS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS OF THE LONG RANGE
PERIOD LOOK ON TRACK. BOTH THE ECMWF AND THE GFS THEN ADVERTISE
STEADY DRYING OCCURRING AS THE FEATURE LIFTS N-NW AWAY FROM THE
BRO CWA. 500 MB RIDGING WILL THEN BUILD STEADILY WEST RESULTING IN
ADDITIONAL DRYING AND A MORE SUBISIDENT AIRMASS OVER THE REGION.
THIS WILL ALLOW POPS TO TREND MORE TOWARDS DIURNAL HEATING/SEA
BREEZE DRIVEN ACTIVITY DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS COMING WEEK
WITH TEMPS TRENDING NEAR TO ABOVE CLIMO.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  89  80  88  80 /  50  80  90  50
BROWNSVILLE          92  78  89  80 /  50  70  90  50
HARLINGEN            92  77  89  79 /  50  70  90  50
MCALLEN              93  77  89  77 /  40  70  90  50
RIO GRANDE CITY      93  77  89  77 /  20  60  90  50
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   85  80  85  82 /  50  80  90  60

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR TXZ251-256-257.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     TXZ248-249-252.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     TXZ248>257.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     TXZ250-253.

     TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR
     TXZ254-255.

GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

66/54/VEGA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1034 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2010

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-061015-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1034 PM CDT SUN SEP 5 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT.
OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWEST TOWARDS
THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHEAST MEXICO AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

HEAVY RAIN WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE
LATE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AS TROPICAL MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO PRODUCES
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. AS THE DEPRESSION MOVES STEADILY
NORTHWEST...RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE COASTAL
SECTIONS AND THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY SPREADING NORTH
AND WEST THROUGH TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL INCREASE AS TROPICAL DEPRESSION TEN APPROACHES THE
NORTHEAST MEXICAN COAST. RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH MONDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY AS PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS PROVIDE LONG PERIOD
SWELLS OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.

CASTILLO