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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 10, 2012, 10:34 PM CDT for Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Zapata County, Texas. It was in force for 71 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2012, 10:34 PM CDT (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2012, 11:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 71 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 11:20 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Zapata, TX | QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SPECIFIC LOCATION WITHIN CITY UNKNOWN. |
| May 10, 11:22 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 70 | Zapata, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF 65 TO 70 MPH IN DOWNTOWN ZAPATA AT THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH AVE AND LINCOLN ST. |
| May 10, 11:24 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Zapata, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN ZAPATA AT THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH AVE AND LINCOLN ST. |
| May 10, 11:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Randado, TX | SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 187 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2214 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 636 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 204 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 274 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.4
- Supercell composite
- 14.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853
WUUS54 KBRO 110334
SVRBRO
TXC247-427-505-110445-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0067.120511T0334Z-120511T0445Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1034 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
NORTHWESTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1034 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL AND DAMAGING 60 MPH WINDS...FROM 17 MILES NORTH OF BUSTAMANTE
TO 34 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN YGNACIO...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SAN YGNACIO.
THOMPSONVILLE.
MEDINA.
FALCON SHORES.
SIESTA SHORES.
SOUTH FORK ESTATES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! MOVE INTO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD WITH
PILLOWS OR CUSHIONS.
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 2713 9944 2728 9927 2727 9880 2736 9880
2735 9852 2734 9852 2726 9853 2725 9851
2694 9845 2647 9874 2649 9911 2654 9918
2672 9921 2675 9925 2684 9927 2687 9933
2691 9933 2694 9939 2698 9939 2702 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0334Z 276DEG 25KT 2723 9902 2665 9980
$$
SPEECE3 follow-up statements
684
WWUS54 KBRO 110352
SVSBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1052 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC247-427-505-110445-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-120511T0445Z/
JIM HOGG-STARR-ZAPATA-
1052 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR ZAPATA...NORTHWESTERN STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES...
AT 1052 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED
TO DETECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES
SOUTH OF MIRANDO CITY TO 31 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN YGNACIO...MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
LAS PALMAS.
THOMPSONVILLE.
LINDA VISTA.
SIESTA SHORES.
SOUTH FORK ESTATES.
HEBBRONVILLE.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL...WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY CALLING 956-504-1432.
&&
LAT...LON 2713 9944 2728 9927 2727 9880 2736 9880
2735 9852 2734 9852 2726 9853 2725 9851
2694 9845 2647 9874 2649 9911 2654 9918
2672 9921 2675 9925 2684 9927 2687 9933
2691 9933 2694 9939 2698 9939 2702 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0352Z 275DEG 22KT 2721 9893 2664 9968
$$
SPEECE714
WWUS54 KBRO 110416
SVSBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1116 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC247-427-505-110445-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-120511T0445Z/
JIM HOGG-STARR-ZAPATA-
1116 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR ZAPATA...NORTHWESTERN STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES...
AT 1116 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED
TO DETECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HEBBRONVILLE TO 25 MILES WEST OF FALCON DAM...MOVING
EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
SIESTA SHORES.
RANDADO.
SOUTH FORK ESTATES.
HEBBRONVILLE.
LAS LOMITAS.
LOPENO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL...WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS LINE OF STORMS.
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 2713 9944 2728 9927 2727 9880 2736 9880
2735 9852 2734 9852 2726 9853 2725 9851
2694 9845 2647 9874 2649 9911 2654 9918
2672 9921 2675 9925 2684 9927 2687 9933
2691 9933 2694 9939 2698 9939 2702 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 275DEG 22KT 2717 9884 2659 9951
$$
SPEECE115
WWUS54 KBRO 110429
SVSBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1129 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
TXC247-427-505-110445-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-120511T0445Z/
JIM HOGG-STARR-ZAPATA-
1129 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR ZAPATA...NORTHWESTERN STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES...
AT 1124 PM CDT...A WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED PENNY SIZED HAIL IN
DOWNTOWN ZAPATA AT THE INTERSECTION OF 5TH AVE AND LINCOLN ST.
AT 1126 PM CDT...THE JIM HOGG SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED QUARTER SIZE
HAIL OCCURRING IN RANDADO.
AT 1126 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED
TO DETECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HEBBRONVILLE TO 17 MILES WEST OF FALCON DAM...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
ESCOBA.
RANDADO.
MORALES-SANCHEZ.
SOUTH FORK ESTATES.
LOPENO.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL...WITH POSSIBLE DAMAGE.
DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MILES AN HOUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.
PLEASE REPORT TORNADOES OR FUNNEL CLOUDS...WINDS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER...HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES OR LARGER...AND ANY WIND DAMAGE TO
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE BY CALLING 956-504-1432.
&&
LAT...LON 2713 9944 2728 9927 2727 9880 2736 9880
2735 9852 2734 9852 2726 9853 2725 9851
2694 9845 2647 9874 2649 9911 2654 9918
2672 9921 2675 9925 2684 9927 2687 9933
2691 9933 2694 9939 2698 9939 2702 9945
TIME...MOT...LOC 0426Z 275DEG 22KT 2712 9885 2659 9939
$$
SPEECEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 9:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 53 min |
| May 10, 10:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Zapata | 34 min |
| May 10, 11:18 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 57 min |
| May 10, 11:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Zapata | 36 min |
| May 10, 11:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr | 42 min |
| May 10, 11:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 84 min |
| May 10, 11:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 24 min |
| May 10, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 76 min |
| May 11, 12:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg | 29 min |
| May 11, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg | 47 min |
| May 11, 12:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy | 88 min |
| May 11, 1:07 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Starr | 53 min |
| May 11, 1:39 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 2 hr | |
| May 11, 1:58 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo, Starr | 62 min |
| May 11, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 2 hr | |
| May 11, 2:49 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 41 min |
| May 11, 3:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 31 min |
| May 11, 3:41 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 2 hr | |
| May 11, 3:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 34 min |
| May 11, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 52 min |
| May 11, 4:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 38 min |
| May 11, 4:20 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 115 min | |
| May 11, 4:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 31 min |
| May 11, 4:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 28 min |
| May 11, 6:11 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 64 min | |
| May 11, 6:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 30 min |
| May 11, 6:45 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 60 min | |
| May 11, 6:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Cameron | 32 min |
| May 11, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 93 min | |
| May 11, 11:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 57 min | |
| May 11, 12:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| May 11, 1:27 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 63 min | |
| May 11, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 59 min | |
| May 11, 2:26 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 49 min | |
| May 11, 3:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 50 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.