Alert archive / Texas / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this flash flood warning at Apr 12, 2015, 10:27 PM CDT for Starr County, Texas. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2015, 10:27 PM CDT (03:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Starr County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:30 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 2009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -131 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205
WGUS54 KBRO 130327
FFWBRO
TXC427-130600-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FF.W.0004.150413T0327Z-150413T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1027 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
* UNTIL 100 AM CDT
* AT 1025 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AT
LEAST TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAINFALL IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WERE
MOVING INTO SOUTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY...WHERE THE GROUND IS
ALREADY SATURATED FROM PREVIOUS HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS WILL CAUSE
FLASH FLOODING.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... RIO GRANDE
CITY...LA ROSITA...LA GRULLA...ESCOBARES... GARCIASVILLE..SANTA
CRUZ...LOS ALVAREZ...ALTO BONITO....LA VICTORIA...LA
PUERTA...LOS GARZAS...AND HIGHWAY 83.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2626 9868 2627 9872 2628 9870 2629 9871
2630 9875 2631 9875 2631 9874 2633 9875
2633 9879 2637 9880 2635 9890 2639 9893
2637 9895 2641 9897 2651 9846 2626 9858
2625 9862 2626 9862 2624 9863 2623 9867
$$
JGG2 follow-up statements
893
WGUS74 KBRO 130434
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1134 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2015
TXC427-130600-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150413T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-
1134 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY...
AT 1133 PM CDT...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED BUT RADAR INDICATES
THAT UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER SOUTHEASTERN STARR
COUNTY. AND LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RIO GRANDE CITY...LA ROSITA...STARR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE...RIO
GRANDE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT...RIO GRANDE CITY LIBRARY...RINGGOLD
MIDDLE SCHOOL...SULLIVAN CITY...LA GRULLA...ESCOBARES...
GARCIASVILLE...RIO GRANDE CITY--ROMA...SANTA CRUZ...LOS ALVAREZ...
ALTO BONITO...RIO GRANDE CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...LA VICTORIA...
GRULLA MIDDLE SCHOOL...LA PUERTA...STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND
LOS GARZAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 2626 9868 2627 9872 2628 9870 2629 9871
2630 9875 2631 9875 2631 9874 2633 9875
2633 9879 2637 9880 2635 9890 2639 9893
2637 9895 2641 9897 2651 9846 2626 9858
2625 9862 2626 9862 2624 9863 2623 9867
$$
JGG819
WGUS74 KBRO 130606
FFSBRO
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
106 AM CDT MON APR 13 2015
TXC427-130613-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150413T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
STARR TX-
106 AM CDT MON APR 13 2015
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE HEAVY RAIN THAT AFFECTED SOUTHEASTERN STARR COUNTY EARLIER
THIS EVENING HAS ENDED AND ANY FLOOD WATERS HAVE STARTED TO
RECEDED. HOWEVER PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ANY ROAD CLOSURES.
LAT...LON 2626 9868 2627 9872 2628 9870 2629 9871
2630 9875 2631 9875 2631 9874 2633 9875
2633 9879 2637 9880 2635 9890 2639 9893
2637 9895 2641 9897 2651 9846 2626 9858
2625 9862 2626 9862 2624 9863 2623 9867
$$
SPEECEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 8:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 58 min |
| Apr 12, 8:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 57 min |
| Apr 12, 9:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | BRO | Zapata | 22 min |
| Apr 12, 9:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 58 min |
| Apr 12, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 113 min |
| Apr 12, 10:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more | 62 min |
| Apr 12, 10:37 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 113 min | |
| Apr 12, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Brooks | 3 hr |
| Apr 12, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 61 min |
| Apr 13, 12:12 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 12:23 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 67 min | |
| Apr 13, 12:38 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 37 min |
| Apr 13, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 49 min | |
| Apr 13, 1:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 2 hr |
| Apr 13, 2:03 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 42 min |
| Apr 13, 2:14 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 46 min | |
| Apr 13, 3:08 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 3 hr |
| Apr 13, 3:36 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 54 min |
| Apr 13, 3:59 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 61 min | |
| Apr 13, 4:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 34 min |
| Apr 13, 4:43 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 32 min | |
| Apr 13, 4:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 39 min |
| Apr 13, 9:15 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 60 min | |
| Apr 13, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 3:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 47 min |
| Apr 13, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 38 min |
| Apr 13, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 48 min |
| Apr 13, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.