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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 18, 2016, 10:14 PM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It was in force for 31 min. 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
- Apr 18, 2016, 10:14 PM CDT (03:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2016, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Cameron County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 6 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 10:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 58 | Harlingen, TX | |
| Apr 18, 10:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harlingen, TX | HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS POWERLINE PARTIALLY DOWN AT THE 1500 BLOCK OF NORTH 25TH STREET DUE TO STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS. HARLINGEN FIRE DEPARTMENT ON THE SCENE. |
| Apr 18, 10:23 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harlingen, TX | HARLINGEN POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS POWERLINES DOWN AT 809 WEST HANSON...1307 NORTH ANN STREET...1506 SOUTH G STREET...629 NORTH 13TH STREET...THE INTERSECTIONS OF TYLER AND L...25TH AND RIO HONDO ROAD...AND GRIMES AND MORGAN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 3:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 1260 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 308 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 4.3
The text
As transmitted.
323
WUUS54 KBRO 190314
SVRBRO
TXC061-190345-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SV.W.0021.160419T0314Z-160419T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1014 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CAMERON COUNTY IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1013 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
HOLLY BEACH TO STILLMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...SOME ROOFS...SIDING
AND SOME FENCES. TREE LIMBS WILL BLOW DOWN AND SMALL
TREES WILL BE UPROOTED. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND SOME
POWER POLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARLINGEN...SAN BENITO...LOS FRESNOS...RANCHO VIEJO...RIO HONDO...
LAURELES...DOWNTOWN BROWNSVILLE...CAMERON PARK...LA PALOMA AND
SOUTHMOST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 2586 9741 2585 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750
2590 9750 2589 9752 2594 9755 2601 9765
2603 9764 2603 9773 2627 9775 2631 9735
2595 9725 2596 9728 2594 9728 2593 9735
2591 9737 2587 9736 2584 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0313Z 345DEG 10KT 2608 9737 2596 9755
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
601 follow-up statement
414
WWUS54 KBRO 190333
SVSBRO
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1033 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016
TXC061-190345-
/O.CON.KBRO.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160419T0345Z/
CAMERON TX-
1033 PM CDT MON APR 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR CAMERON COUNTY...
AT 1031 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR
RIVERA HIGH SCHOOL TO ITEC CAMPUS...MOVING SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT MINOR DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOMES...SOME ROOFS...SIDING
AND SOME FENCES. TREE LIMBS WILL BLOW DOWN AND SMALL TREES
WILL BE UPROOTED. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES AND SOME POWER
POLES IS EXPECTED.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARLINGEN...SAN BENITO...LOS FRESNOS...RANCHO VIEJO...RIO HONDO...
LAURELES...DOWNTOWN BROWNSVILLE...CAMERON PARK...LA PALOMA AND
SOUTHMOST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 2586 9741 2585 9744 2588 9746 2588 9750
2590 9750 2589 9752 2594 9755 2601 9765
2603 9764 2603 9773 2627 9775 2631 9735
2595 9725 2596 9728 2594 9728 2593 9735
2591 9737 2587 9736 2584 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0331Z 347DEG 10KT 2595 9738 2588 9752
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 7:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Starr | 114 min |
| Apr 18, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Starr | 32 min |
| Apr 18, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Hidalgo, Starr | 59 min |
| Apr 18, 7:56 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 94 min |
| Apr 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 113 min | |
| Apr 18, 8:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 57 min |
| Apr 18, 8:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 41 min |
| Apr 18, 8:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 1 min |
| Apr 18, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 45 min |
| Apr 18, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 49 min |
| Apr 18, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 47 min |
| Apr 18, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 46 min |
| Apr 18, 9:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 56 min |
| Apr 18, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 9:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 93 min |
| Apr 18, 10:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 40 min |
| Apr 18, 10:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Zapata | 38 min |
| Apr 18, 10:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 83 min |
| Apr 18, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Apr 18, 10:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron | 44 min |
| Apr 18, 11:22 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 53 min | |
| Apr 18, 11:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Zapata | 34 min |
| Apr 19, 1:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 41 min |
| Apr 19, 2:08 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 37 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.