Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Brownsville, TX

044 
WWUS54 KBRO 162136
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
436 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXC261-489-162145-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120416T2145Z/
WILLACY-KENEDY-
436 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT 
FOR SOUTHERN KENEDY...EASTERN WILLACY AND NORTHEASTERN CAMERON 
COUNTIES...

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...  QUARTER 
SIZE HAIL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY CALLING 956-504-1432.

&&


LAT...LON 2673 9742 2675 9742 2674 9745 2671 9745
      2673 9742 2644 9768 2647 9793 2678 9770
      2678 9747 2677 9747 2678 9746 2676 9746
      2677 9747 2674 9745 2675 9741
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 270DEG 11KT 2671 9754 2651 9772

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
304 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... A STATIONARY FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS HAS
INITIATED SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ALONG A LINE FROM
HIDALGO COUNTY NORTH TOWARDS BROOKS COUNTY. MOST OF THE STORMS
WILL GRADUALLY MOVE EAST AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES IMPACTING THE WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES AND THE GULF
WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS CONTINUE TO COLLIDE WITH
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUS STORMS ENHANCING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER SHOWERS INTO WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES.
THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE
AROUND HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS. MAIN
THREAT CONTINUES TO BE LARGE HAIL...STRONG DAMAGING GUSTY WINDS...
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND A POSSIBLE ISOLATED
TORNADO CAN NOT BE RULE OUT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
THE LOW 70S TO THE FAR SOUTH AND INTO THE MID 60S ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA.

TUESDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COASTAL
COUNTIES ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFT EAST TOWARDS THE
OFFSHORE GULF WATERS AS UPPER TROUGH SHIFT EASTWARD TROUGH THE DAY.
RIDGE WILL BUILD FROM THE WEST LIMITING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY UNTIL
THE END OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 80S ACROSS
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.

.LONG TERM.../WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...THE LONG TERM IS A BIT
UNCERTAIN FOR FIRST PORTION OF THE PERIOD WITH INCREASING
CONFIDENCE FOR THE LATTER HALF. A BRIEF REPRIEVE OF THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER AND THE CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AS
SHORTWAVE RIDGING MOVES OVER THE CWA. LINGERING MOISTURE ALONG THE
RIO GRANDE RIVER COULD PRODUCE A BRIEF SHOWER BUT CONFIDENCE IS
LOW IF MEASURABLE RAIN WILL BE REPORTED. NAM INDICATES BETTER
DRYING AT THE LOW LAYERS AS NORTHEAST TO WORK IN BEHIND TODAY/S
COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH. WILL KEEP WEDNESDAY DRY.
MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE THURSDAY AS THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE
SHOWING A STRONGER SHORT WAVE MOVING DOWN THE LEE SIDE OF THE
ROCKIES. WILL HOLD OFF ON ADDING POPS ON THURSDAY WITH ONLY WEAK
FORCING INDICATED AT THIS TIME. IF A DISTURBANCE OVER NORTHWEST
MEXICO ADVANCES FASTER TO EAST THE RAIN MIGHT HAVE TO BE ADDED TO
AT LEAST THE WESTERN ZONES THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. A SHARP
UPPER TROUGH THEN BECOMES ESTABLISHED OVER THE DEEP SOUTH AS THE
ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHORTWAVE DIVES WELL SOUTH. THIS SHOULD PUSH A
STRONGER THEN USUALLY COLD FRONT THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. CHANCE POPS ARE IN THE FORECAST WHICH
MIGHT HAVE TO BE INCREASED IF TREND OF A STRONGER FRONT CONTINUES.
COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO MOVE IN FOR THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT
MOVES WELL OFFSHORE.

&&

.MARINE...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
LOWER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD.
WINDS HAVE LOWER COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO DAYS WHICH WILL KEEP
SEAS BETWEEN 4 TO 6 FEET. THERE IS A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN
EFFECT UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON FOR THE KENEDY AND COASTAL COUNTIES
TODAY. THE STORM HAVE DEVELOP ALONG A LINE OF THE HIDALGO AND THE
BROOKS COUNTIES AND HAVE MIGRATED TOWARDS THE EAST. THIS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE SO EXPECT THESE
SHOWERS TO MOVE TOWARDS THE GULF WATERS IN THE EVENING.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...GOOD MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE SPREADING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
PROVIDING A MODEST EAST WIND. WINDS VEER SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AND
INCREASE ON FRIDAY IN ADVANCE OF STRONGER THEN USUAL COLD
FRONT EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY IN ADVANCE AND BEHIND THIS FRONT.

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-
     256-257.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-256-
     257.

     COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-
     256-257.

GM...NONE.
&&

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

67...SHORT TERM
59...LONG TERM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
939 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ251-254>257-171000-
KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
939 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
KENEDY...WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AREA BEACHES
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

TXZ250-253-171000-
BROOKS-HIDALGO-
939 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HIDALGO AND BROOKS COUNTIES
UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LARGE
HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-171000-
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-
939 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE
AND THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE
MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
MARINE SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TODAY
ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE.

TXZ248-249-252-171000-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
939 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THIS MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF
THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND
LARGE HAIL. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLOW MOVING...AND
LOCALIZED FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE. CONTINUED SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT...WITH THE RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL
BE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR FALCON DAM TO FALFURRIAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON. SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1250 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ250-251-161830-
BROOKS-KENEDY-
1250 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST BROOKS AND NORTHWEST
KENEDY COUNTIES...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT RURAL EASTERN
BROOKS COUNTY AND RURAL NORTHWESTERN KENEDY COUNTY...UNTIL 130 PM
CDT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND.
SOME DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. NICKEL SIZE HAIL IS
EXPECTED.
&&
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH HEAVY RAIN...SLOW DOWN. ALWAYS LEAVE A SAFE
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES. WHEN USING WIPERS...TURN ON
HEADLIGHTS. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH PUDDLES THAT COULD HIDE POTHOLES OR
CAUSE HYDROPLANING. MAKE SURE YOUR HEADLAMPS...TIRES...AND WIPERS ARE
IN GOOD CONDITION. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT WHICH INCLUDES A
FLASHLIGHT...FLARES...AND SIMPLE HAND TOOLS.

SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE DIE IN WEATHER RELATED AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
EACH YEAR... MANY DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY AND WET ROADS.

REMEMBER: VISIBILITY AND TRACTION LEAVE TIME FOR REACTION!

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
122 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ253-161900-
HIDALGO-
122 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN HIDALGO COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH...WILL AFFECT LA
JOYA...PENITAS...AND ABRAM-PEREZVILLE...UNTIL 200 PM CDT. PENNY SIZE
HAIL IS EXPECTED AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
131 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ250-251-161915-
BROOKS-KENEDY-
131 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHERN KENEDY COUNTY...

A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH...WILL AFFECT
RURAL EASTERN BROOKS COUNTY AND RURAL NORTHERN KENEDY COUNTY...UNTIL
215 PM CDT. PENNY SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
209 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ249-252-161945-
JIM HOGG-STARR-
209 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEAST STARR COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...WILL AFFECT SANTA
CATARINA AND LA GLORIA...UNTIL 245 PM CDT. PENNY SIZE HAIL IS
EXPECTED.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
243 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

TXZ251-162030-
KENEDY-
243 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN KENEDY COUNTY...

A THUNDERSTORM...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH...WILL AFFECT ARMSTRONG...
BORDER PATROL STATION...AND PENASCAL WIND FARM...UNTIL 330 PM CDT.
PENNY SIZE HAIL IS EXPECTED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
358 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0353 PM     HAIL             PHARR                   26.18N  98.19W
04/16/2012  E1.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SKYWARN SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER-SIZE HAIL IN
            PHARR AT THE INTERSECTION OF HALL ACRES ROAD AND CAGE
            BOULEVARD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER BRO1200031

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