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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 9, 2016Zapata County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at May 9, 2016, 5:36 AM CDT for Zapata County, Texas. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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Issued: May 9, 2016, 5:36 AM CDT (10:36 UTC)
Expired: May 9, 2016, 6:15 AM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Brownsville, TX

County Zapata County, TX

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at May 9, 4:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 9, 4:16 AM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 9, 4:02 AM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
402 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

TXZ248>257-101100-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
402 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE
ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AT THE LOCAL BEACHES
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-101100-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
402 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF
MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 9, 4:35 AM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 4:39 AM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 5:17 AM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 9, 5:36 AM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
536 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

TXZ248-249-252-091115-
ZAPATA TX-JIM HOGG TX-STARR TX-
536 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 535 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
MORALES-SANCHEZ...OR NEAR LOPENO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ZAPATA...LOPENO...BUSTAMANTE...MEDINA...GUERRA...ZAPATA MIDDLE SCHOOL...
MORALES-SANCHEZ...LAS PALMAS...ESCOBAS AND ZAPATA HIGH SCHOOL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

IF ON OR NEAR FALCON LAKE...GET OUT OF THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS OR
INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 10 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.

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LAT...LON 2716 9882 2686 9865 2656 9917 2662 9918
      2668 9921 2672 9921 2675 9924 2679 9924
      2682 9926 2685 9927 2686 9929 2687 9932
      2688 9933 2691 9932 2693 9935
TIME...MOT...LOC 1035Z 245DEG 38KT 2678 9916

CASTILLO

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 9, 4:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Zapata	40 min
May 9, 4:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Starr	51 min
May 9, 5:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks	43 min
May 9, 5:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks	47 min
May 9, 5:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Jim Hogg	40 min
May 9, 6:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Jim Hogg	44 min
May 9, 6:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Brooks	41 min
May 9, 6:50 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	BRO	Kenedy	40 min
May 9, 9:54 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory	BRO		9 hr
May 9, 9:54 AM CDT	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	BRO		9 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.