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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX

February 3, 2012Kenedy County, Willacy County, Zapata County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this tornado warning at Feb 3, 2012, 5:02 AM CST for Kenedy County, Willacy County, Zapata County, Texas. It was in force for 73 days. 3 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: Feb 3, 2012, 5:02 AM CST (11:02 UTC)
Expired: Apr 16, 2012, 3:30 PM CDT
In force: 73 days
Issued by: NWS Brownsville, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:05 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
Mar 30, 10:15 PM CDT	HAIL 0.75	Zapata, TX	ZAPATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS PENNY-SIZE HAIL FELL IN THE CITY OF ZAPATA AROUND 930 PM.
Apr 7, 4:54 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Zapata, TX	FIREWORKS STAND AND PORTABLE SHED BLOWN OVER DUE TO WINDS ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 55 MPH. DIME SIZED HAIL ALSO REPORTED. EVENT TIME BASED ON RADAR.
Apr 15, 8:41 PM CDT	HAIL 1	3 Se Zapata, TX	QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 213 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 986 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -23 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 688 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 2.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

233 
WFUS54 KBRO 031102
TORBRO
TXC505-031145-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0001.120203T1102Z-120203T1145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
502 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

* UNTIL 545 AM CST

* AT 502 AM CST...RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
ZAPATA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  FALCON MESA.
  MEDINA.
  LAS PALMAS.

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 2711 9925 2691 9905 2679 9924 2682 9927
      2684 9927 2686 9929 2686 9932 2688 9933
      2691 9933 2692 9934 2693 9938 2695 9940
      2697 9940
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 228DEG 23KT 2682 9940

$$

GIBBS

5 follow-up statements

499 
WWUS54 KBRO 031114
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
514 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

TXC505-031145-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T1145Z/
ZAPATA-
514 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
ZAPATA COUNTY...

AT 513 AM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO 7 
MILES SOUTHWEST OF ZAPATA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM 
WILL CROSS THE RIO GRANDE NEAR ZAPATA AND MOVE TOWARDS LAS PALMAS 
THROUGH 530 AM. HAIL UP TO ONE INCH IN DIAMETER IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  LINDA VISTA.
  ZAPATA.
  MEDINA.

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 2693 9936 2694 9935 2696 9934 2706 9923
      2690 9907 2683 9923 2683 9926 2684 9927
      2686 9929 2686 9932 2688 9933 2691 9933
      2692 9934
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 230DEG 19KT 2685 9936

$$

GIBBS

501 
WWUS54 KBRO 031132
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
532 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

TXC505-031145-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T1145Z/
ZAPATA-
532 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CST FOR CENTRAL
ZAPATA COUNTY...

AT 530 AM CST...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR 
ZAPATA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. 

LOCATIONS REMAINING IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...MEDINA...AND ZAPATA.

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 2694 9931 2696 9929 2697 9927 2701 9919
      2693 9910 2688 9918 2686 9923 2686 9925
      2690 9931 2693 9932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1130Z 228DEG 20KT 2691 9926

$$

GIBBS

439 
WWUS54 KBRO 031138
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
538 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

TXC505-031148-
/O.EXP.KBRO.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120203T1145Z/
ZAPATA-
538 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ZAPATA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545
AM CST...

RADAR INDICATES THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED TO 
BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE 
WITH THIS STORM AS IT MOVES THROUGH BUSTAMANTE AND ESCOBA. 

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 2694 9931 2696 9929 2697 9927 2701 9919
      2693 9910 2688 9918 2686 9923 2686 9925
      2690 9931 2693 9932
TIME...MOT...LOC 1138Z 228DEG 20KT 2694 9922

$$

GIBBS

400 
WFUS54 KBRO 161954
TORBRO
TXC261-489-162030-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0001.120416T1954Z-120416T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
254 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN KENEDY COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
  NORTHWESTERN WILLACY COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 254 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A TORNADO OVER SOUTHWESTERN KENEDY COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT
  10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RUDOLPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! MOVE INTO THE INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER YOUR HEAD AND
BODY WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

IF DRIVING AND CAN REACH A STURDY BUILDING SAFELY...DO SO. IF THERE
IS NO STURDY BUILDING NEARBY AND YOU CAN SAFELY DRIVE AWAY FROM THE
TORNADO...DO SO. OTHERWISE...IF YOU SEE FLYING DEBRIS...PARK YOUR
VEHICLE. CLOSE WINDOWS...LEAVE SEATBELTS ON...GET LOWER THAN THE
DASHBOARD...AND COVER YOUR HEAD...PREFERABLY WITH BLANKETS OR
PILLOWS. IF THERE IS NO DEBRIS...LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND GO INTO A
DITCH OR LOW SPOT...BUT WATCH FOR RISING WATERS.

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 2653 9777 2660 9796 2661 9797 2662 9798
      2670 9799 2679 9797 2674 9772
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 291DEG 8KT 2670 9795

$$

64

819 
WWUS54 KBRO 162013
SVSBRO

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

TXC261-489-162030-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T2030Z/
WILLACY-KENEDY-
313 PM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN KENEDY AND NORTHWESTERN WILLACY COUNTIES...

AT 313 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
TRACK A TORNADO 13 MILES NORTH OF LASARA...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  YTURRIA BY 330 PM CDT.

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 2653 9777 2660 9796 2661 9797 2662 9798
      2670 9799 2679 9797 2674 9772
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 302DEG 13KT 2665 9787

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 3, 3:21 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	BRO		6 hr

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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.