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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 8, 20124 counties in Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this tornado warning at May 8, 2012, 4:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
May 8, 2012, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC)
Expired
May 8, 2012, 5:00 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Brooks County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 8, 10:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2526 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2012-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -53 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2526 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-1.1
Supercell composite
-5.1

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The text

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

897 
WFUS54 KBRO 082125
TORBRO
TXC047-215-247-427-082200-
/O.NEW.KBRO.TO.W.0014.120508T2125Z-120508T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
425 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN BROOKS COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
  NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
  SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
  NORTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A 
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER 
  SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG COUNTY...ABOUT 8 MILES NORTH OF SANTA ELENA.
  MOVEMENT WAS TO THE EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  RACHAL BY 455 PM CDT.

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.

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 2695 9807 2666 9816 2679 9854 2697 9852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 276DEG 28KT 2687 9843

$$

BUTTS
2 follow-up statements
776 
WWUS54 KBRO 082136
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
436 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

TXC047-215-247-427-082200-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120508T2200Z/
HIDALGO-JIM HOGG-STARR-BROOKS-
436 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
BROOKS...NORTHEASTERN STARR...SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG AND NORTHERN
HIDALGO COUNTIES...

AT 435 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO...18 
MILES EAST OF AGUA NUEVA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ENCINO BY 445 PM CDT.
  RACHAL BY 450 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! ACT QUICKLY. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

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.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
BROWNSVILLE.

&&


LAT...LON 2695 9807 2666 9816 2679 9854 2697 9852
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 291DEG 33KT 2681 9830

$$

BUTTS
458 
WWUS54 KBRO 082143
SVSBRO

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
443 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

TXC047-215-247-427-082200-
/O.CON.KBRO.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-120508T2200Z/
HIDALGO-JIM HOGG-STARR-BROOKS-
443 PM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN
BROOKS...NORTHEASTERN STARR...SOUTHEASTERN JIM HOGG AND NORTHERN
HIDALGO COUNTIES...

AT 441 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO 
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 20 MILES 
EAST OF AGUA NUEVA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  ANOTHER SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST WEST OF 
HIGHWAY 281...ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF ENCINO...MOVING NORTH AT 20 
MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  ENCINO.
  RACHAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM! ACT QUICKLY. GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM
ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING...AWAY FROM WINDOWS. COVER
YOUR HEAD WITH PILLOWS OR BLANKETS.

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.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
BROWNSVILLE.

&&


LAT...LON 2696 9844 2695 9807 2666 9816 2679 9854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 291DEG 33KT 2680 9825

$$

BUTTS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 8, 11:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata39 min
May 8, 12:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROZapata46 min
May 8, 1:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata36 min
May 8, 2:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Starr52 min
May 8, 2:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Zapata49 min
May 8, 3:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata42 min
May 8, 3:51 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROJim Hogg, Starr, Zapata114 min
May 8, 3:52 PM CDTTornado WarningBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Starr23 min
May 8, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr41 min
May 8, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROHidalgo, Starr27 min
May 8, 4:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Starr115 min
May 8, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy45 min
May 8, 5:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr116 min
May 8, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy39 min
May 8, 5:41 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO2 hr
May 8, 5:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy98 min
May 8, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy44 min
May 8, 6:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy70 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.