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Special Weather Statement, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 15, 2016Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this special weather statement at May 15, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT for Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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 15, 2016, 1:15 PM CDT (18:15 UTC)
Expired
May 15, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Willacy County, TX

The radar

The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1794 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1794 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
628 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.7

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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 15, 12:42 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 15, 12:42 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 15, 4:12 AM CDT, 9 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
412 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016

TXZ248>257-161100-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
412 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR TODAY. ANY OF
THE STRONGER OR MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO
PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...PRODUCING LARGE HAIL
...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLASH FLOODING ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ANY OBSERVATIONS OF LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLASH
FLOODING SHOULD BE REPORTED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-161100-
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-
412 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 15, 11:39 AM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 11:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 12:23 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 12:40 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 15, 12:59 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1259 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016

TXZ254-255-151845-
INLAND WILLACY TX-INLAND CAMERON TX-
1259 PM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL WILLACY AND
NORTHWESTERN CAMERON COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

AT 1259 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
LOS INDIOS...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HARLINGEN...SAN BENITO...LA FERIA...SANTA ROSA...LYFORD...RIO HONDO...PALM
VALLEY...LOS INDIOS...LA PALOMA AND RANGERVILLE.

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.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
STATIONS AND AVAILABLE TELEVISION STATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

LAT...LON 2602 9767 2603 9766 2603 9769 2602 9769
      2604 9771 2602 9774 2603 9776 2605 9777
      2603 9778 2603 9779 2606 9780 2605 9781
      2606 9782 2605 9783 2605 9785 2642 9782
      2636 9752 2602 9764 2602 9765 2601 9764
TIME...MOT...LOC 1759Z 191DEG 20KT 2606 9775

CASTILLO
Special weather statement, May 15, 1:15 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 15, 10:54 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo96 min
May 15, 11:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo51 min
May 15, 11:50 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo85 min
May 15, 11:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROStarr46 min
May 15, 12:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo86 min
May 15, 12:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROKenedy52 min
May 15, 12:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg35 min
May 15, 12:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr87 min
May 15, 12:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron46 min
May 15, 1:10 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy95 min
May 15, 1:33 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningBROCameron87 min
May 15, 1:40 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy, Willacy95 min
May 15, 1:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROBrooks40 min
May 15, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo30 min
May 15, 2:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROHidalgo96 min
May 15, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo39 min
May 15, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron42 min
May 15, 3:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROBrooks, Kenedy90 min
May 15, 3:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBROCameron35 min
May 15, 3:16 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBROCameron89 min
May 15, 3:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROCameron52 min
May 15, 3:55 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO65 min
May 15, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROWillacy40 min
May 15, 4:53 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningBRO112 min

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Sources

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